Crime Rate in Central, ward

Central has the highest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 15th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 2nd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central in the last 12 months was 549.3 per 1,000 residents and was 181.7% higher than the Middlesbrough district average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 55 cases , up 1.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -3.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3,087 (≈ 244.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 656 crimes here, including 352 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.