Total Crime Rate
259.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
109.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026By Pass Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Billingham South , and the 76th 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 By Pass Road (TS23 1EB) in the last 12 months was 259.1 per 1,000 residents and was 187.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around By Pass Road (TS23 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Stockton Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Billingham Beck Valley Country Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stockton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stockton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockton Street | — |
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