Total Crime Rate
155.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rievaulx Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 156th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rievaulx Avenue (TS23 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Billingham Central average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rievaulx Avenue (TS23 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berkeley Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintern Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardenia Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gardenia Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Axbridge Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Casson Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Finchale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkeley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rievaulx Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rievaulx Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allington Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gardenia Way | — |
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