Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balmoral Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 253rd 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 Balmoral Avenue (TS23 2HS) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Billingham Central average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Avenue (TS23 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Coleshill Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleshill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Knole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Knole Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dunster Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleshill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleshill Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleshill Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tamworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxdale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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