A 37-year-old woman has died at a North East address after a large police presence on Monday (June 12) evening.

Emergency services were called to Cowpen Crescent in Stockton at around 3.10pm following reports of a serious incident. 

A large presence of ambulances and police were spotted at the scene, alongside crime scene investigators. 

The police presence was focused on several properties on Cowpen Crescent, with a police cordon in place for most of the evening.

Read more: Police cordon still in place at house on Cowpen Crescent in Stockton 

Police officers from Cleveland Police remain at the scene whilst enquiries continue to establish the circumstances surrounding her death. 

A spokesperson from the police force added: "At this stage, her death is being treated as unexplained. A post-mortem will take place this afternoon. 

"Our thoughts are with the woman’s family at this time."

The North East Ambulance Service has confirmed that they attended the scene and sent two ambulances. 

A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "We were called to a private address in the Cowpen area of Stockton at 3.10 this afternoon and dispatched two double crewed ambulances and a clinical team leader."