Postcode district · Stockton-on-Tees
Crime in TS18
How much crime is recorded in TS18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 42,986 (2024)
How safe is TS18
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS18, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
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).
TS18National
Violence and sexual offences44.923.6
Burglary23.59.1
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Shoplifting12.38.4
Public order10.24.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft6.94.5
Drugs5.02.4
Other crime4.81.5
Robbery3.61.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.