Newcastle Courant newsdesk
Crime in Billingham West and Wolviston: 159 offences recorded in July 2026
159 crimes were recorded in and around Billingham West and Wolviston in July 2026, according to figures published by Cleveland Police. That is up by 13 on the 146 recorded the month before.
The most common reports were:
Violent crime: 47 reports (30% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 33 reports (21% of the total) Shoplifting: 20 reports (13% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 14 reports (9% of the total) Other theft: 12 reports (8% 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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