Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a seaside town in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. The local council, a unitary authority, is Redcar and Cleveland. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. The town is around 12 miles (19 km) south east of Hartlepool, and the ward of Saltburn had a population of 5,912 at the 2001 Census, increasing slightly to 5,958 at the 2011 census.