Total Crime Rate
128.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pentland Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 194th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pentland Avenue (TS23 2PG) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pentland Avenue (TS23 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheviot Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolviston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Rothbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Beeches | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hambleton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hambleton Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambleton Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Billingham Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Geranium Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheviot Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheviot Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheviot Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheviot Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheviot Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rothbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rothbury Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambrian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sidlaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Roseberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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