Total Crime Rate

436.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 436.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Burglary 45.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Belmont , and the 24th highest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate (TS14 6BG) in the last 12 months was 436.9 per 1,000 residents and was 719.8% higher than the Belmont average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 175.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (TS14 6BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 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 2025Shoplifting Bakehouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parker'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reid Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolckow Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Yard
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Yard
Sep 2025Public order Parker'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parker'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parker'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chaloner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chaloner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chaloner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chaloner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chaloner Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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