Crime Rates at Lilac Crescent, Brotton, Saltburn-by-the-sea, TS12 2SQ

Lilac Crescent area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Brotton , and the 184th 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 Lilac Crescent (TS12 2SQ) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Brotton average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Crescent (TS12 2SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Grove, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.