Total Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.6 7/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leighton Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Eston , and the 124th highest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Road (TS6 7HH) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Eston average (208.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (TS6 7HH), the main crime hotspot is near Eastcroft Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheetham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eastcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Burnsville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Saint George'S Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saint George'S Road West —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grange Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Farm Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversham Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Lanchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eastcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastcroft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastcroft Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wood Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheetham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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