Total Crime Rate

421.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 421.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.8 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lewes Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 32nd 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 Lewes Way (TS23 3LT) in the last 12 months was 421.8 per 1,000 residents and was 197.9% higher than the Billingham Central average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewes Way (TS23 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near Low Grange Avenue. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lewes Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Grange Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sedgemoor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sedgemoor Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Grange Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waldridge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Low Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Low Grange Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Evesham Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evesham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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