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Overview of Middlesbrough crime rate

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Middlesbrough, with a high crime rating, tops the chart as the 1st among 25 surrounding boroughs in terms of crime rates. The year 2023 witnessed 30,774 reported incidents within a population of 143,924, culminating in a crime rate of 213.82 per 1,000 people, showing a 7.95% reduction from the previous year.

Dominant crime types in Middlesbrough are Violence and sexual offences (34.4%), Anti-social behaviour (18.0%), and Criminal damage and arson (10.3%), with rarer occurrences of Bicycle theft (0.7%), Possession of weapons (0.7%), and Theft from the person (0.7%).

The city’s 20 wards reveal Central (Middlesbrough) (618.3), North Ormesby (323.5), and Newport (Middlesbrough) (302.5) as the highest crime areas, while Marton East (67.0), Marton West (48.9), and Nunthorpe (38.4) present as the safest.

Postcode district analysis indicates TS2 (677.1), TS1 (473.8), and TS3 (270.8) as the most crime-prone areas, contrasted with TS5 (124.0), TS7 (84.0), and TS9 (67.1) as the safer zones.

In Middlesbrough, there were increases in Anti-social behaviour by 4.65% in 2020, Criminal damage and arson by 3.11% in 2021 and 3.03% in 2022, Public order by 4.07% in 2021 and 2.85% in 2022, Shoplifting by 2.17% in 2021 and 2.3% in 2022, Vehicle crime by 2.65% in 2021 and 1.87% in 2022, and Violence and sexual offences by 9.89% in 2021 and 7.51% in 2022. Conversely, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 18.5% in 2021 and 13.21% in 2022, Burglary by 1.52% in 2020 and 2.08% in 2023, Criminal damage and arson by 2.99% in 2020 and 4.82% in 2023, Other theft by 3.23% in 2020 and 2.13% in 2023, Public order by 3.99% in 2023, Shoplifting by 8.06% in 2020, Vehicle crime by 2.7% in 2020, and Violence and sexual offences by 2.59% in 2023.

Middlesbrough crime incidents by crime type

A total of 30774 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 10572 (34.4)%
Anti-social behaviour – 5532 (18.0)%
Criminal damage and arson – 3176 (10.3)%
Public order – 2609 (8.5)%
Shoplifting – 1729 (5.6)%
Other theft – 1546 (5.0)%
Vehicle crime – 1534 (5.0)%
Burglary – 1306 (4.2)%
Drugs – 1067 (3.5)%
Other crime – 727 (2.4)%
Robbery – 327 (1.1)%
Bicycle theft – 230 (0.7)%
Possession of weapons – 218 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 201 (0.7)%

How does Middlesbrough compare against nearby areas ?

Middlesbrough ranks 1st when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Middlesbrough wards

There are 20 wards within Middlesbrough. Central (Middlesbrough), North Ormesby, Newport (Middlesbrough) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.