Crime Rate in Newcomen, ward

Newcomen has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Redcar and Cleveland district and the 3382nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 113th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newcomen in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Redcar and Cleveland district average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newcomen’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 216 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newcomen ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Cartmel Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.