Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Pentland 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 2PN) 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 2PN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pentland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braid Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braid Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billingham Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheviot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rothbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pentland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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