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Crime Rates in Middlesbrough, local authority district

Crime Rate

198

198

High 8/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 04.03.2026

Annual total crime rate in Middlesbrough, (local authority district) is 198 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 8 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Middlesbrough (local authority district) by type

Crime typeRateScore
Violence and sexual offences
63.79/10
Anti-social behaviour
38.69/10
Criminal damage and arson
20.510/10
Shoplifting
15.87/10
Public order
14.29/10
Vehicle crime
8.358/10
Other theft
8.146/10
Drugs
88/10
Burglary
7.528/10
Other crime
6.0910/10
Robbery
3.687/10
Possession of weapons
1.88/10
Bicycle theft
1.195/10
Theft from the person
0.8063/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

Above are annual crime rates in Middlesbrough (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in grey represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Middlesbrough (local authority district).

The figures in black indicate the relative ratings of Middlesbrough (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Middlesbrough (local authority district) and North East (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Middlesbrough
    LAD
  • North East
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Middlesbrough (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Middlesbrough (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

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