Total Crime Rate

318.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 318.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.6 8/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Skelton East , and the 52nd 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 2LA) in the last 12 months was 318.7 per 1,000 residents and was 181.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TS12 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grampian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambleside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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