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Crime in Stockton-on-Tees by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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8,421crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Longnewtonlowest rate17.4 per 1,000 a year
101.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Yarm (-17%), Wolviston (-10%) and Norton (-6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1PortrackTS18 · 3,175 residents 472.4▲ 20%violence
2Stockton-on-TeesTS18 · 53,556 residents 314.6▲ 22%shoplifting
3Thornaby-on-TeesTS17 · 41,115 residents 248.9▲ 36%shoplifting
4Billingham GreenTS23 · 5,639 residents 129.8▲ 9%violence
5NortonTS20 · 12,412 residents 120.5▼ 6%violence
6YarmTS15 · 27,308 residents 103.7▼ 17%violence
7BillinghamTS23 · 40,060 residents 101.4▼ 4%violence
8EgglescliffeTS16 · 19,035 residents 84.3▲ 1%shoplifting
9EaglescliffeTS16 · 24,207 residents 79.8▲ 1%violence
10Ingleby BarwickTS17 · 35,096 residents 76.7▲ 22%violence
11WolvistonTS22 · 9,018 residents 63▼ 10%anti-social behaviour
12WynyardTS22 · 1,938 residents 55.7▲ 13%violence
13LongnewtonTS21 · 1,605 residents 17.4▼ 50%vehicle crime

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Stockton-on-Tees have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Longnewton, Wynyard, Wolviston, Ingleby Barwick and Eaglescliffe.

Which areas of Stockton-on-Tees have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees, Thornaby-on-Tees, Billingham Green and Norton.

Is crime going up or down in Stockton-on-Tees?

Across Stockton-on-Tees, 8,421 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.