Crap Towns / Brotton / Crime

How much crime is there in Brotton?

The police recorded 88.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Brotton from September 2023 to August 2026, 16% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 41.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 69.4, down from 111 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	111	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	83.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	69.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	41.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.6	7.0
Public order	8.5	6.6
Shoplifting	8.2	7.1
Burglary	4.3	3.1
Other theft	3.7	5.4
Other crime	3.4	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.9	3.8
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Robbery	1.1	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Thornaby-on-Tees	22.7 km	174
Middlesbrough	17.8 km	169
Eston	13.8 km	157
Hartlepool	22.0 km	149
Redcar	9.8 km	110
Billingham	21.6 km	90.1
Brotton	–	88.2
Skelton	2.5 km	80.7
Guisborough	8.6 km	79.1
Saltburn-by-the-Sea	2.9 km	78.7
Marske-by-the-Sea	6.0 km	61.2
The typical town	–	76.2