Total Crime Rate

828.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 828.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 458.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Public order 61.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westgate area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Belmont , and the 7th 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 Westgate (TS14 6AF) in the last 12 months was 828.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1453.8% higher than the Belmont average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (TS14 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Westgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parker'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rectory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Northgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Yard
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hewitts Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hewitts Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Yard
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolckow Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parker'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parker'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parker'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parker'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parker'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakehouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bakehouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chaloner Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chaloner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chaloner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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