Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
197,030
Murder rate
0.5
Burglary rate
598.4
Drug offences rate
280.2
Weapon offences rate
119.3
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The crime rate in Stockton-on-Tees is 11,181 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 22,030 incidents of crime, a 3,184 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Stockton-on-Tees grew by 16.9% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 5.9% per year.
There were 8,440 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 4,284) in Stockton-on-Tees in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Stockton-on-Tees is about a 4.28% chance per year.
There were 5,975 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 3,033) in Stockton-on-Tees in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Stockton-on-Tees is about a 3.03% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in Stockton-on-Tees is 0.5. There were 1 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in Stockton-on-Tees, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 17% growth in crime in Stockton-on-Tees. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Stockton-on-Tees is Shoplifting which changed by 82.5% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Stockton-on-Tees was Drug offences which changed by -18.6% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Stockton-on-Tees have risen by 42.5% between 2011 and 2021 from 1,135 to 1,617 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have increased by ∞% from 0 to 3 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Stockton-on-Tees are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Stockton-on-Tees have risen by 11.9% between 2011 and 2021 from 599 to 670 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 29.3% from 836 to 591 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Stockton-on-Tees between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 3,420 | 1,736 | 16% |
| Violence without injury | 3,101 | 1,574 | 14% |
| Criminal damage | 2,694 | 1,367 | 12% |
| Public order offences | 2,483 | 1,260 | 11% |
| Shoplifting | 2,064 | 1,048 | 9% |
| Violence with injury | 1,913 | 971 | 9% |
| All other theft offences | 1,543 | 783 | 7% |
| Sexual offences | 867 | 440 | 4% |
| Vehicle offences | 847 | 430 | 4% |
| Residential burglary | 833 | 423 | 4% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime