Total Crime Rate

220.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Burglary 31.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leighton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Eston , and the 80th highest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .

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 Leighton Road (TS6 7HH) in the last 12 months was 220.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Eston average (224.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (TS6 7HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastcroft Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Institute Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolckow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bolckow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lanchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saint Andrew'S Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheetham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheetham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheetham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Andrew'S Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Andrew'S Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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