Beechwood & James Cook
Middle areaWest Middlesbrough. 5,863 people in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Beechwood & James Cook live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Beechwood & James Cook
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Beechwood & James Cook at a rate of 409.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 190.9 per 1,000 people across Middlesbrough.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 958 |
| Other crime | 380 |
| Shoplifting | 309 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 273 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 232 |
| Vehicle crime | 105 |
| Drug offences | 63 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Robbery | 30 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Beechwood & James Cook compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Beechwood & James Cook safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Beechwood & James Cook at a rate of 409.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 190.9 per 1,000 people across Middlesbrough.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 225 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Beechwood & James Cook.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (958), other crime (380) and shoplifting (309).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Middlesbrough
These figures are published for the whole of Middlesbrough, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Middlesbrough and not Beechwood & James Cook alone. See Middlesbrough
Beechwood & James Cook in brief
The median price paid for a home in Beechwood & James Cook was £124,000 in 2025.
Beechwood & James Cook had 5,600 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Beechwood & James Cook live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Beechwood & James Cook, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.