Total Crime Rate
216.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longthwaite Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Skelton East , and the 88th 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 Longthwaite Close (TS12 2WP) in the last 12 months was 216.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 716.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longthwaite Close (TS12 2WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yeoman Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copeland Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Skelton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeoman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeoman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Yeoman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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