Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 131.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ling Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Ladgate , and the 214th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ling Close (TS7 8SA) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Ladgate average (114.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ling Close (TS7 8SA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ling Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Coris Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Derby Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Trigo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sorrel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Columbine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Trigo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trigo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Trigo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campion Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campion Grove —
Apr 2026Robbery Lucerne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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