Billingham Central vs Newtown

Billingham Central has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,313 crimes in the last 12 months. Newtown has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 2,239 crimes. Billingham Central scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Billingham Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of +16.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Newtown shows +113.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Billingham Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (438 incidents). In Newtown, it is Violent Crime (748 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Billingham Central recorded 251 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newtown recorded 377. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Billingham Central totalled 438 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 748 in Newtown. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Billingham Central recorded 1,126 crimes (now 1,313, a change of +16.6%). Newtown recorded 1,050 crimes previously (now 2,239, +113.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Billingham Central has a resolution rate of 34.1% and Newtown has 31.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Billingham Central falls within the Cleveland Police boundary. Newtown is covered by Cleveland Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Billingham Central and Newtown. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.