Total Crime Rate
289.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Pippins 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 The Pippins (TS22 5QB) 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 The Pippins (TS22 5QB), the main crime hotspot is near Coal Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Billingham West & Wolviston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thompsons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Farm Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunderland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunderland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Poplars | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coal Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coal Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coal Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coal Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coal Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coal Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coal Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lax Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompsons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Musgrave Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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