Crime Rate in Grangetown, ward

Grangetown has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Redcar and Cleveland district and the 281st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 29th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Grangetown in the last 12 months was 203.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher than the Redcar and Cleveland district average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Grangetown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 410 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 138.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 515 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Grangetown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Eastcroft Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.