Crime Rate in Central, ward

Central has the highest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 22nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 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 516.9 per 1,000 residents and was 174.3% higher than the Middlesbrough district average (188.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,068 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 49 cases , down -27.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 54.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -27.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,947 (≈ 233.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 637 crimes here, including 335 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.