Total Crime Rate

420.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 420.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 65.6 10/10
  • Other theft 57.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Virginia Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 41st highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Virginia Gardens (TS5 8BT) in the last 12 months was 420.9 per 1,000 residents and was 210.2% higher than the Ayresome average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 452.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Virginia Gardens (TS5 8BT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Virginia Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Virginia Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samaria Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Virginia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Virginia Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Samaria Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Phoenix Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Phoenix Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Park —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samaria Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finchlay Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Samaria Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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