The overall crime rate in Cleveland postcode area is 159.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 30.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 32.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 147% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 47.6% over the last twelve months.The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 228% of national crime rate which puts Cleveland on 1. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 3.1% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 2.9k cases and has increased by 17.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2025 - January 2026.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 32.5% | 5. highest | 147% | 30.5k | 0.6% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 19.5% | 6. highest | 192% | 18.4k | 6.3% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 10.0% | 1. highest | 193% | 9.4k | 9.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 9.8% | 1. highest | 216% | 9.2k | -6.0% |
| Public order crime → | 6.5% | 9. highest | 149% | 6.1k | -6.4% |
| Other theft crime → | 4.6% | 27. highest | 110% | 4.3k | -13.5% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.0% | 6. highest | 172% | 3.7k | -10.6% |
| Vehicle crime → | 3.6% | 34. highest | 112% | 3.4k | -16.8% |
| Drugs crime → | 3.4% | 13. highest | 150% | 3.2k | 7.7% |
| Other crime → | 3.1% | 1. highest | 228% | 2.9k | 17.6% |
| Robbery crime → | 1.4% | 15. highest | 165% | 1.3k | 47.6% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.8% | 14. highest | 134% | 768 | -2.2% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.5% | 39. highest | 93% | 471 | -7.6% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.3% | 44. lowest | 25% | 292 | 2.1% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Cleveland postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Cleveland postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 31.2 | 16.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 6.4 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15.7 | 7.3 |
| Drugs | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| Other crime | 5.0 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 10.3 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 16.0 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| Violent crime | 51.9 | 35.4 |
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
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