Billingham South vs Hemlington

Billingham South has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 864 crimes in the last 12 months. Hemlington has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,526 crimes. Billingham South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Billingham South shows a year-on-year crime trend of -19.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hemlington shows +4.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Billingham South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (319 incidents). In Hemlington, it is Violent Crime (465 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Billingham South recorded 141 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hemlington recorded 385. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Billingham South totalled 319 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 465 in Hemlington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Billingham South recorded 1,071 crimes (now 864, a change of -19.3%). Hemlington recorded 1,457 crimes previously (now 1,526, +4.7%).

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 South has a resolution rate of 27.3% and Hemlington has 35.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Billingham South falls within the Cleveland Police boundary. Hemlington 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 South and Hemlington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.