Total Crime Rate

239.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 239.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cheviot Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 89th 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 Cheviot Crescent (TS23 2PS) in the last 12 months was 239.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Crescent (TS23 2PS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Cheviot Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braid Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rothbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braid Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billingham Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheviot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braid Crescent
Apr 2026Other crime Pentland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rothbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pentland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rothbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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