Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Scotforth Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Marton East , and the 91st 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 Scotforth Close (TS7 8PU) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Marton East average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scotforth Close (TS7 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garstang Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shevington Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garstang Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garstang Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Towthorpe | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garstang Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Farington Drive | Under investigation |
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