Postcode district · Stockton-on-Tees
Crime in TS20
How much crime is recorded in TS20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 28,173 (2024)
How safe is TS20
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS20, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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).
TS20National
Violence and sexual offences41.023.6
Burglary17.69.1
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Shoplifting9.28.4
Public order7.94.6
Other theft6.54.5
Other crime6.11.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Drugs4.42.4
Robbery2.31.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
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.