Crime Rates at Weardale Crescent, Billingham, TS23 1BD

Weardale Crescent area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Billingham South , and the 255th 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 Weardale Crescent (TS23 1BD) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Billingham South average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weardale Crescent (TS23 1BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wooler Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.