Total Crime Rate
140.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penshurst Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 180th 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 Penshurst Place (TS23 3BB) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penshurst Place (TS23 3BB), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Sledwick Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sledwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shotton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shotton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kirby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hylton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hylton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hylton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hylton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutley Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Windlestone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windlestone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windlestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windlestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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