Cleveland Police/Crime in Cleveland Police

Crime in Cleveland Police

Recorded crime across Cleveland Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 474,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

7,286Crimes recorded

15.4Rate per 1,000

2 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

7,286

Crime rate per 1,000

15.4 per 1,000 people

National ranking

2 of 41 (97% above average)

Month-on-month

+4.8%

Year-on-year

+12.2% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (35.8%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20238,069 crimes

Mar 20238,726 crimes

+8.1% vs previous month

Apr 20238,707 crimes

-0.2% vs previous month

May 20238,764 crimes

+0.7% vs previous month

Jun 20238,719 crimes

-0.5% vs previous month

Jul 20238,556 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

Aug 20238,299 crimes

-3.0% vs previous month

Sept 20238,091 crimes

-2.5% vs previous month

Oct 20238,148 crimes

+0.7% vs previous month

Nov 20236,844 crimes

-16.0% vs previous month

Dec 20236,523 crimes

-4.7% vs previous month

Jan 20246,561 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

Feb 20246,641 crimes

+1.2% vs previous month

Mar 20247,690 crimes

+15.8% vs previous month

Apr 20247,921 crimes

+3.0% vs previous month

May 20248,556 crimes

+8.0% vs previous month

Jun 20247,806 crimes

-8.8% vs previous month

Jul 20247,938 crimes

+1.7% vs previous month

Aug 20248,517 crimes

+7.3% vs previous month

Sept 20247,523 crimes

-11.7% vs previous month

Oct 20247,693 crimes

+2.3% vs previous month

Nov 20246,950 crimes

-9.7% vs previous month

Dec 20246,096 crimes

-12.3% vs previous month

Jan 20256,494 crimes

+6.5% vs previous month

Feb 20256,237 crimes

-4.0% vs previous month

Mar 20257,583 crimes

+21.6% vs previous month

Apr 20257,438 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

May 20257,799 crimes

+4.9% vs previous month

Jun 20257,807 crimes

+0.1% vs previous month

Jul 20258,186 crimes

+4.9% vs previous month

Aug 20258,037 crimes

-1.8% vs previous month

Sept 20257,513 crimes

-6.5% vs previous month

Oct 20257,972 crimes

+6.1% vs previous month

Nov 20257,371 crimes

-7.5% vs previous month

Dec 20256,954 crimes

-5.7% vs previous month

Jan 20267,286 crimes

+4.8% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
2,611 (35.8%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,086 (14.9%)
3
Shoplifting
898 (12.3%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
633 (8.7%)
5
Public order
457 (6.3%)
6
Other theft
327 (4.5%)
7
Vehicle crime
289 (4.0%)
8
Drugs
265 (3.6%)
9
Burglary
254 (3.5%)
10
Other crime
237 (3.3%)
11
Robbery
114 (1.6%)
12
Possession of weapons
70 (1.0%)
13
Theft from person
23 (0.3%)
14
Bicycle theft
22 (0.3%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	7,286	+4.8%	2,611	1,086	254	289	898	265	114	457
Dec 2025	6,954	-5.7%	2,389	964	279	291	860	266	127	441
Nov 2025	7,371	-7.5%	2,352	1,185	273	304	900	271	120	449
Oct 2025	7,972	+6.1%	2,488	1,585	305	268	847	319	124	534
Sept 2025	7,513	-6.5%	2,376	1,442	339	268	774	239	100	561
Aug 2025	8,037	-1.8%	2,446	1,773	356	300	769	210	124	530
Jul 2025	8,186	+4.9%	2,735	1,668	327	230	715	238	124	565
Jun 2025	7,807	+0.1%	2,512	1,672	322	261	650	211	133	514
May 2025	7,799	+4.9%	2,455	1,749	320	324	674	224	93	505
Apr 2025	7,438	-1.9%	2,363	1,703	277	225	658	281	96	471
Mar 2025	7,583	+21.6%	2,404	1,621	290	275	740	290	82	464
Feb 2025	6,237	-4.0%	2,044	1,181	235	202	654	261	65	374
Jan 2025	6,494	+6.5%	2,249	1,061	272	350	556	230	76	411
Dec 2024	6,096	-12.3%	2,170	944	285	252	519	233	68	391
Nov 2024	6,950	-9.7%	2,283	1,136	325	265	704	238	54	499
Oct 2024	7,693	+2.3%	2,308	1,502	300	311	826	267	70	517
Sept 2024	7,523	-11.7%	2,414	1,335	364	355	820	249	85	508
Aug 2024	8,517	+7.3%	2,564	1,708	389	379	714	237	69	640
Jul 2024	7,938	+1.7%	2,728	1,392	339	266	707	266	73	657
Jun 2024	7,806	-8.8%	2,480	1,585	314	324	631	256	71	559
May 2024	8,556	+8.0%	2,691	1,919	355	355	731	243	95	556
Apr 2024	7,921	+3.0%	2,456	1,539	388	415	825	233	90	478
Mar 2024	7,690	+15.8%	2,563	1,451	334	332	667	212	60	550
Feb 2024	6,641	+1.2%	2,182	1,032	309	314	608	197	70	535
Jan 2024	6,561	+0.6%	2,316	766	359	376	647	208	64	455
Dec 2023	6,523	-4.7%	2,395	928	332	295	551	197	40	460
Nov 2023	6,844	-16.0%	2,485	950	317	336	541	255	42	529
Oct 2023	8,148	+0.7%	2,636	1,459	413	487	719	206	59	579
Sept 2023	8,091	-2.5%	2,603	1,403	403	438	744	200	69	561
Aug 2023	8,299	-3.0%	2,572	1,722	450	385	645	215	65	584
Jul 2023	8,556	-1.9%	2,726	1,696	415	380	613	204	83	692
Jun 2023	8,719	-0.5%	2,916	1,834	441	345	507	202	83	732
May 2023	8,764	+0.7%	3,054	1,639	407	354	596	239	67	743
Apr 2023	8,707	-0.2%	2,754	1,700	438	440	722	175	85	727
Mar 2023	8,726	+8.1%	2,822	1,559	488	391	774	175	70	733
Feb 2023	8,069	—	2,665	1,402	383	365	709	189	78	726