Total Crime Rate
692.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dovecote Close area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Longbeck , and the 11th highest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dovecote Close (TS11 6BL) in the last 12 months was 692.6 per 1,000 residents and was 948.5% higher than the Longbeck average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -47.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 190.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dovecote Close (TS11 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dovecote Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longbeck| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Wynd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A1085 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mariners Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecote Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecote Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecote Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecote Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecote Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dovecote Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenacres Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fell Briggs Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A1085 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dovecote Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dovecote Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mark'S Close | — |
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