Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Littondale area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 178th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Littondale (TS8 9SE) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Hemlington average (201.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littondale (TS8 9SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eskdale, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Faygate Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Littondale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faygate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raydale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eskdale
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eskdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eskdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coverdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmcote Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corporal Roberts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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