Total Crime Rate

154.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 154.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Willows area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Marton East , and the 180th highest crime rate of 456 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 The Willows (TS7 8BS) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 136.1% higher than the Marton East average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willows (TS7 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Marton Shops. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Willows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Marton Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosewood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Planetree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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