Total Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hereford Terrace area has the lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 29th 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 Hereford Terrace (TS23 4AA) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hereford Terrace (TS23 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Surrey Terrace. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 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 | Poldon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Terrace | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poldon Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Norfolk Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warwick Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Surrey Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Surrey Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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