Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scholars Rise area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Marton East , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scholars Rise (TS4 3RP) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Marton East average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scholars Rise (TS4 3RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilkinson Grove, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marton Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scholars Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholars Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilkinson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholars Rise —
Apr 2026Public order Hoskins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astonbury Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilkinson Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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