Total Crime Rate

219.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.8 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 219.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sidlaw Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 102nd 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 Sidlaw Road (TS23 2ER) in the last 12 months was 219.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidlaw Road (TS23 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sidlaw Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grosmont Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scotney Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Webster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolviston Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolviston Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambrian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scotney Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Geranium Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosmont Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosmont Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosmont Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosmont Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roseberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sidlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolviston Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Hambleton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambleton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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