Newcomen, Redcar and Cleveland: Safety
Safety
Newcomen's crime rate has dropped sharply over the past two years, falling from 87.8 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 77.0 in 2025. It's now tracking well below the UK average in 2026.
The neighbourhood sat just below the UK average for crime in 2024 and 2025 — a solid position, especially compared to nearby areas like Coatham and Kirkleatham, which both recorded significantly higher rates. The trend is clearly moving in the right direction.
Anti-social behaviour has more than halved since 2024, which really matters for how a neighbourhood feels day-to-day. Vehicle crime has also dropped considerably. Burglary is still something to keep an eye on, but overall, Newcomen is showing steady, meaningful improvement.
Source: police-recorded crime for Newcomen ward (Cleveland Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Newcomen ward: Cleveland Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Newcomen ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
77
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
North East region average
126
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Dormanstown
213.6
Higher than
West Dyke
69.4
Lower than
Coatham
407.3
Lower than
Kirkleatham
148.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Newcomen ward and the North East region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences48%33%
- Anti-social behaviour17%18%
- Public order7%7%
- Criminal damage and arson7%10%
- Other crime6%3%
- Burglary5%4%
- Other theft4%5%
- Vehicle crime3%4%
- Drugs1%3%
- Shoplifting1%10%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
