Total Crime Rate
141.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsh House Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 177th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marsh House Avenue (TS23 3AB) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsh House Avenue (TS23 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Coleshill Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kirby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balmoral Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Melrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tamworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tamworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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