Total Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birkdale Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Longbeck , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birkdale Road (TS11 8BL) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Longbeck average (55.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkdale Road (TS11 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kilbridge Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longbeck| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleneagles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleneagles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wentworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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