Total Crime Rate
520.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
189.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowlands Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 25th 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 Rowlands Grove (TS23 3LD) in the last 12 months was 520.0 per 1,000 residents and was 272.8% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 189.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowlands Grove (TS23 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Low Grange Avenue. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Low Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldridge Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
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