Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.8 9/10
  • Other theft 35.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowpen Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Billingham Central , and the 159th 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 Cowpen Lane (TS23 4BT) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowpen Lane (TS23 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowpen Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Easby Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Surrey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brendon Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Surrey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Billingham —
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Data Sources

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