Total Crime Rate
228.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
134.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Billingham South , and the 94th 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 New Road (TS23 1DF) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 153.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Road (TS23 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brunner Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roscoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Roscoe Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crescent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roscoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keswick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roscoe Road | — |
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