Total Crime Rate
2012.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
638.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsway area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 5th 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 Kingsway (TS23 2NA) in the last 12 months was 2012.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1342.9% higher than the Billingham Central average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 638.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (TS23 2NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Braid Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ochil Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pentland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clee Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clee Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Billingham Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pentland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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