Total Crime Rate
256.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Skelton East , and the 71st 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 High Street (TS12 2DY) in the last 12 months was 256.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.5% higher than the Skelton East average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (TS12 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Skelton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windermere Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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