# Crime and justice in Stockton-on-Tees The south east of the North East. 207,158 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 205 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Stockton-on-Tees, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east) ## Is Stockton-on-Tees safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stockton-on-Tees at a rate of 144.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 115.6 per 1,000 people across North East. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 2,791 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stockton-on-Tees. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (9,961), shoplifting (5,061) and other crime (4,431). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Stockton-on-Tees was 121.8 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Recorded crime rate Stockton-on-Tees: **144.1 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stockton-on-Tees at a rate of 144.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 115.6 per 1,000 people across North East. - Against North East: 25% higher (115.6 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/north-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Stockton-on-Tees: **2,791** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Stockton-on-Tees: **4,103** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Stockton-on-Tees: **1,175** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Stockton-on-Tees: **2,463** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Stockton-on-Tees: **807** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Stockton-on-Tees: **4,431** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Stockton-on-Tees: **483** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Stockton-on-Tees: **5,061** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Stockton-on-Tees: **97** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Stockton-on-Tees: **1,261** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Stockton-on-Tees: **9,961** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Stockton-on-Tees. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E06000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000004/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime#l-crime-rate. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees/crime