Crime Rate in Park, ward

Park has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 1024th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 102nd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Park in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Middlesbrough district average (188.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 372 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -58.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 479 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Linthorpe Road. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.