Total Crime Rate
71.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brough Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 314th highest 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 Brough Road (TS23 2HT) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Billingham Central average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brough Road (TS23 2HT), 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.
View Crime In Billingham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleshill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleshill Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleshill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleshill Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tamworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintern Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunster Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ravensworth Road | Under investigation |
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