Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nunthorpe has the lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 1368th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 21st lowest crime rate of 343 wards.
The overall crime rate in Nunthorpe in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Middlesbrough district average (188.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Nunthorpe’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the Nunthorpe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
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