Total Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Imperial Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Billingham South , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Imperial Road (TS23 1DN) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Billingham South average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Imperial Road (TS23 1DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 20 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 | Public order | Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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