Postcode area · Cleveland
Crime in TS
How much crime is recorded in TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 659,081 (2024)
TSPostcode area · Cleveland
How safe is TS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TSNational
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Shoplifting17.88.4
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Burglary14.99.1
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Public order7.54.6
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs3.52.4
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery2.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.