Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wharfdale Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Billingham South , and the 212th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharfdale Avenue (TS23 1AX) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Billingham South average (90.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfdale Avenue (TS23 1AX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharfdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lunedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lunedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weardale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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