Crime in Thornaby-on-Tees
Recorded crime in Thornaby-on-Tees is 1.1 times the Stockton-on-Tees average and 1.3 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 34%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Thornaby-on-Tees: about 20,069 residents in 21 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 8.0/10Good
- 5-year change
- +34%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.1×the Stockton-on-Tees average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Thornaby-on-Tees.
Crime over 5 years
Up 34% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Thornaby-on-Tees, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the Stockton-on-Tees average (1.3× the England and Wales average). 117 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 48 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Stockton-on-Tees (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Stockton-on-Tees council area, not only Thornaby-on-Tees. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 297 | 1.4 | Down 8% |
| Cars broken into | 472 | 2.3 | Down 8% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,795 | 8.7 | Down 3% |
| Burglary of homes | 672 | 3.2 | Up 9% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 6 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in TS17
In TS17, the postcode district at the centre of Thornaby-on-Tees, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,669 | 5% | 3% | 71% | 18% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 702 | 22% | 0% | 20% | 58% | 0% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 493 | 3% | 1% | 26% | 69% | 1% |
| Public order | 305 | 8% | 1% | 52% | 38% | 1% |
| Other theft | 282 | 1% | 0% | 30% | 67% | 1% |
| Burglary | 151 | 5% | 0% | 17% | 77% | 1% |
| Drugs | 147 | 30% | 13% | 28% | 24% | 5% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 143 | 3% | 1% | 11% | 85% | 0% |
| Other crime | 136 | 10% | 2% | 63% | 21% | 3% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Stockton-on-Tees, 2023 to 2025: 169 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 53 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 12 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
0.8 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 32% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.1 |
| Burglary | 7.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 43.0 |
| Drugs | 2.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.0 |
| Other crime | 3.0 |
| Other theft | 7.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 17.6 |
| Public order | 9.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.2 |
| Shoplifting | 17.9 |
Postcode districts in Thornaby-on-Tees
Nearby towns
Council: Stockton-on-Tees
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Questions about crime in Thornaby-on-Tees
- Is Thornaby-on-Tees a safe place to live?
- Thornaby-on-Tees scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the Stockton-on-Tees average.
- Is crime going up or down in Thornaby-on-Tees?
- Up 34% over 5 years, from 2,389 recorded crimes a year to 3,213.
- What is the most common crime in Thornaby-on-Tees?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 43 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Thornaby-on-Tees compare with Stockton-on-Tees?
- Crime severity in Thornaby-on-Tees is 1.1 times the Stockton-on-Tees average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Thornaby-on-Tees?
- In TS17, the postcode district at the centre of Thornaby-on-Tees, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 41% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Thornaby-on-Tees?
- Of 151 burglaries reported in TS17, the postcode district at the centre of Thornaby-on-Tees between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 77% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Thornaby-on-Tees?
- In Stockton-on-Tees, the council area Thornaby-on-Tees is in, the police recorded 297 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.4 per 1,000 residents, down 8% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Thornaby-on-Tees?
- 1,795 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Stockton-on-Tees, the council area Thornaby-on-Tees is in, 8.7 per 1,000 residents, 1.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Thornaby-on-Tees last year?
- 6 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Stockton-on-Tees, the council area Thornaby-on-Tees is in, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.