Total Crime Rate
141.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birkdale Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Longbeck , and the 154th 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 Birkdale Road (TS11 8BN) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 154.1% higher than the Longbeck average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkdale Road (TS11 8BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunningdale Road, where police recorded 12 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| 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 theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wentworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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