Crime Rate in Stainton & Thornton, ward

Stainton & Thornton has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 1428th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 131st highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stainton & Thornton in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Middlesbrough district average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stainton & Thornton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stainton & Thornton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.