Crime Rate in Wheatlands, ward

Wheatlands has the lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Redcar and Cleveland district and the 923rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 15th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wheatlands in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Redcar and Cleveland district average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wheatlands’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wheatlands ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Turners Mill. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.