Newcastle Courant newsdesk
Crime in Norton Central: 240 offences recorded in September 2026
240 crimes were recorded in and around Norton Central in September 2026, according to figures published by Cleveland Police.
The most common reports were:
Violent crime: 91 reports (38% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 33 reports (14% of the total) Public order: 28 reports (12% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 27 reports (11% of the total) Drugs: 14 reports (6% of the total)
Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.
Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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