Total Crime Rate

289.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 289.0 10/10
  • Other theft 109.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coal Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Billingham East , and the 69th 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 Coal Lane (TS22 5LW) in the last 12 months was 289.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% higher than the Billingham East average (165.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coal Lane (TS22 5LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coal Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Coal Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrave Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coal Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coal Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Poplars —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Farm Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompsons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompsons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lax Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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