Total Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dorset Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Belmont , and the 187th 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 Dorset Road (TS14 7DN) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Belmont average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorset Road (TS14 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Cornwall Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stump Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Lane Shops | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Foundry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linlithgow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hutton Lane Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Lane Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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