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Crime in Middlesbrough by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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8,456crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+5%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Nunthorpelowest rate54.3 per 1,000 a year
250.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Acklam (-16%), Coulby Newham (-11%) and Marton (-5%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1MiddlehavenTS2 · 3,154 residents 1543.4▲ 9%violence
2MiddlesbroughTS1 · 47,796 residents 319.4▲ 9%violence
3Grove HillTS4 · 13,245 residents 311.1▲ 21%violence
4AyresomeTS1 · 15,925 residents 289.4▲ 4%violence
5North OrmesbyTS3 · 9,507 residents 267.2▲ 3%violence
6ThorntreeTS3 · 11,764 residents 259.8▲ 21%shoplifting
7OrmesbyTS7 · 9,119 residents 252.7▼ 1%violence
8Berwick HillsTS3 · 10,533 residents 250.3▼ 3%violence
9HemlingtonTS8 · 7,300 residents 246.6▲ 2%violence
10StaintonTS8 · 6,221 residents 212.2▲ 2%violence
11LinthorpeTS5 · 18,740 residents 192.5▲ 11%violence
12Coulby NewhamTS8 · 5,487 residents 191▼ 11%violence
13ThorntonTS8 · 3,329 residents 105.7▲ 4%violence
14AcklamTS5 · 9,778 residents 76.9▼ 16%violence
15MartonTS7 · 7,912 residents 66.2▼ 5%anti-social behaviour
16NunthorpeTS7 · 6,773 residents 54.3▲ 3%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Middlesbrough have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Nunthorpe, Marton, Acklam, Thornton and Coulby Newham.

Which areas of Middlesbrough have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Middlehaven, Middlesbrough, Grove Hill, Ayresome and North Ormesby.

Is crime going up or down in Middlesbrough?

Across Middlesbrough, 8,456 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 5% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.