Crime Rates at Highgate, Middlesbrough, TS6 9LN

Highgate area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Eston , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highgate (TS6 9LN) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Eston average (208.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate (TS6 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnygate, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingleby Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.