Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Other crime 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rudston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barkston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Picton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rudston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rudston Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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