Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Porlock Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porlock Road (TS23 2SG) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porlock Road (TS23 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Porlock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolviston Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosmont Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Webster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolviston Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolviston Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambrian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosmont Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosmont Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosmont Drive
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grosmont Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scotney Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scotney Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roseberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambleton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hambleton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Geranium Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sidlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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