Total Crime Rate
162.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clifton Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 139th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Avenue (TS22 5BX) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Billingham Central average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 575.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Avenue (TS22 5BX), the main crime hotspot is near Rudston Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Billingham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rudston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barkston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clifton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Picton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rudston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rudston Avenue | Under investigation |
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