Total Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ruff Tail area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Belmont , and the 220th highest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ruff Tail (TS14 8PN) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruff Tail (TS14 8PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Copse (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belmont| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fulmar Head | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruff Tail | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kestrel Hide | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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