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Crime in Village: 373 offences recorded in July 2026

Crime

373 crimes were recorded in and around Village in July 2026, according to figures published by Cleveland Police. That is up by 7 on the 366 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Shoplifting: 156 reports (42% of the total) Violent crime: 72 reports (19% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 45 reports (12% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 35 reports (9% of the total) Public order: 16 reports (4% of the total)

Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.

Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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