Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rufford Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Belmont , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rufford Close (TS14 7PU) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Belmont average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rufford Close (TS14 7PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Enfield Chase, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quorn Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Duhallow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Enfield Shopping Centre | — |
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