Crime Rate in Longlands & Beechwood, ward

Longlands & Beechwood has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 129th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 11th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longlands & Beechwood in the last 12 months was 276.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher than the Middlesbrough district average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longlands & Beechwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,281 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,622 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longlands & Beechwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 865 crimes here, including 659 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.