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Cleveland Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Cleveland Police.

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

91,543

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+2.5%

89,314 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

+0.8%

22,466 vs 22,297

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 2.5% in this area.

Driven by

• Shoplifting ↑ 13.7%

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.4%

• Robbery ↑ 57.3%

Offset by

• Vehicle crime ↓ 11.4%

• Other theft ↓ 8.0%

• Burglary ↓ 5.2%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Robbery	1,413	+57.3% vs +9.3% nationally	1.5%	↑ Up
Shoplifting	9,579	+13.7% vs -4.9% nationally	10.5%	↑ Up
Other crime	2,771	+9.6% vs -3.0% nationally	3.0%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	772	+4.9% vs +6.8% nationally	0.8%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 32.5%	29,777	+3.4% vs +1.1% nationally	32.5%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	17,152	+1.4% vs -0.2% nationally	18.7%	↑ Up
Theft from the person	282	+1.4% vs -20.1% nationally	0.3%	↑ Up
Public order	6,085	+0.5% vs -4.3% nationally	6.6%	→ Flat
Drugs	3,017	+0.5% vs +12.3% nationally	3.3%	→ Flat
Criminal damage and arson	9,042	+0.1% vs -4.2% nationally	9.9%	→ Flat
Bicycle theft	479	-0.4% vs -10.4% nationally	0.5%	→ Flat
Burglary	3,656	-5.2% vs -9.2% nationally	4.0%	↓ Down
Other theft	4,195	-8.0% vs -6.9% nationally	4.6%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	3,323	-11.4% vs -11.7% nationally	3.6%	↓ Down