Crime Rate in Longlands & Beechwood, ward

Longlands & Beechwood has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 145th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 12th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longlands & Beechwood in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the Middlesbrough district average (188.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longlands & Beechwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,519 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longlands & Beechwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 880 crimes here, including 665 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.