Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Riftswood Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Longbeck , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Riftswood Drive (TS11 6DL) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Longbeck average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riftswood Drive (TS11 6DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halifax Close, where police recorded 22 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecote Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecote Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Halifax Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | 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 | Dovecote Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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