Crime Rate in South Bank, ward

South Bank has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Redcar and Cleveland district and the 119th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 7th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Bank in the last 12 months was 289.4 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% higher than the Redcar and Cleveland district average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Bank’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 504 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 141.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -19.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 670 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Bank ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Trunk Road. Police recorded 368 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.