Overview
- Residents have reported months of anti-social behaviour at Redcar Beach Caravan Park, including youths climbing on caravans, theft, fires on nearby dunes and discarded drug paraphernalia creating safety fears for owners.
- Cleveland Police imposed a 48-hour dispersal order after reports of a large gathering and fighting on May 28 and are investigating an alleged assault on a 15-year-old while continuing patrols and liaison with youth outreach teams.
- Tingdene Holiday Parks says it has reported every incident to police and the council but says many problems occur inside the adjacent Coatham Dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, which limits the company’s ability to add fencing or barriers.
- Coatham ward councillor Carl Quartermain has convened a steering group that includes the council, police, Tingdene, Natural England and other local stakeholders to agree short-term safety measures and longer-term access and restoration plans at a July 6 meeting.
- Shifting sand and coastal erosion have repeatedly undermined perimeter fencing, residents say promised round‑the‑clock security has not materialised, and the group’s work could determine whether policing, managed access or environmental approvals will change everyday safety for caravan owners.