Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
136,616
Murder rate
0.7
Burglary rate
746.6
Drug offences rate
225.4
Weapon offences rate
65.1
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The crime rate in Redcar and Cleveland is 11,251 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 15,371 incidents of crime, a 1,890 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Redcar and Cleveland grew by 14.0% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 5.7% per year.
There were 5,791 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 4,239) in Redcar and Cleveland in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Redcar and Cleveland is about a 4.24% chance per year.
There were 4,237 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 3,101) in Redcar and Cleveland in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Redcar and Cleveland is about a 3.10% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in Redcar and Cleveland is 0.7. There were 1 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in Redcar and Cleveland, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 14% growth in crime in Redcar and Cleveland. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Redcar and Cleveland is Theft from the person which changed by 38.3% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Redcar and Cleveland was Drug offences which changed by -8.6% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Redcar and Cleveland have risen by 43.9% between 2011 and 2021 from 773 to 1,112 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have increased by ∞% from 0 to 5 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Redcar and Cleveland are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Redcar and Cleveland have risen by 50.3% between 2011 and 2021 from 400 to 601 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 0.5% from 631 to 628 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Redcar and Cleveland between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 2,551 | 1,867 | 17% |
| Criminal damage | 2,279 | 1,668 | 15% |
| Violence without injury | 1,971 | 1,443 | 13% |
| Public order offences | 1,704 | 1,247 | 11% |
| Shoplifting | 1,378 | 1,009 | 9% |
| Violence with injury | 1,266 | 927 | 8% |
| All other theft offences | 1,034 | 757 | 7% |
| Residential burglary | 759 | 556 | 5% |
| Vehicle offences | 650 | 476 | 4% |
| Sexual offences | 506 | 370 | 3% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime