Total Crime Rate
280.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burley Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Skelton East , and the 63rd 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 Burley Close (TS12 2PW) in the last 12 months was 280.8 per 1,000 residents and was 148.0% higher than the Skelton East average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burley Close (TS12 2PW), the main crime hotspot is near Byland Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 17 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Charlotte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charlotte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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