Crime Rate in Hemlington, ward

Hemlington has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 252nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 22nd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hemlington in the last 12 months was 211.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Middlesbrough district average (188.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hemlington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 397 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 490 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hemlington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Dalcross Court, with 156 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Beckenham Gardens (37 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.