Crime Rate in Park, ward

Park has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 1005th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 90th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Park in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Middlesbrough district average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 390 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 34.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 524 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Linthorpe Road. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.