Compare

Crime and justice in Middlesbrough

Unitary authority

The south east of the North East. 152,795 people in 54 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Middlesbrough, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

Open in map

Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Middlesbrough’s 90 neighbourhoods range from 3 to 295.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,590
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Crime and anti-social behaviour: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Middlesbrough is 2,590.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
4,513
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Anti-social behaviour: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Middlesbrough is 4,513.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,009
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Burglary: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Middlesbrough is 1,009.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,139
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Criminal damage and arson: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Middlesbrough is 3,139.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,105
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Drug offences: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Middlesbrough is 1,105.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
4,793
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Other crime: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Middlesbrough is 4,793.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
190.9 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Middlesbrough at a rate of 190.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 115.6 per 1,000 people across North East.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against North East
1.7 times115.6 per 1,000
Open in mapSource and method
Recorded crime rate: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Middlesbrough is 190.9 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
640
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Robbery: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Middlesbrough is 640.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,101
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Shoplifting: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Middlesbrough is 3,101.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
128
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Theft from the person: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Middlesbrough is 128.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,296
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Vehicle crime: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Middlesbrough is 1,296.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
9,448
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Violence and sexual offences: Middlesbrough among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Middlesbrough is 9,448.

Street-level crime

Map pointEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Middlesbrough. The map shows each one.

Open in mapSource and method