Total Crime Rate
158.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Littondale 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.
View Crime In Hemlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Faygate Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raydale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eskdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eskdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eskdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coverdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmcote Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Corporal Roberts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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