Crime Rate in Berwick Hills & Pallister, ward

Berwick Hills & Pallister has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 218th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 16th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Berwick Hills & Pallister in the last 12 months was 224.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% higher than the Middlesbrough district average (188.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Berwick Hills & Pallister’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 731 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 34.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 912 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Berwick Hills & Pallister ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.