Total Crime Rate

228.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 228.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Picture House Buildings 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 Picture House Buildings (TS23 1HE) 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 Picture House Buildings (TS23 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Picture House Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monksfield —
Apr 2026Public order Howard Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monksfield —
Apr 2026Public order Walsingham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rawlinson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keswick Road —
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Data Sources

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