Total Crime Rate

213.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 213.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Braid Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 107th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Braid Crescent (TS23 2QD) in the last 12 months was 213.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 380.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braid Crescent (TS23 2QD), 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 Braid Crescent area

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

Data Sources

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