Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seathwaite area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Kader , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Seathwaite (TS5 8TX) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% higher than the Kader average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seathwaite (TS5 8TX), the main crime hotspot is near Gilsland Close. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilsland Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilsland Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhall Sands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martindale | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilsland Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilsland Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilsland Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilsland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldoon Sands | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldoon Sands | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastham Sands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldoon Sands | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bank Sands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martindale | β |
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