Crime Rate in Skelton West, ward

Skelton West has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Redcar and Cleveland district and the 1265th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 20th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Skelton West in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Redcar and Cleveland district average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Skelton West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -70.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Skelton West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Derwent Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.