Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ridgeway area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Coulby Newham , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway (TS8 0UD) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% lower than the Coulby Newham average (151.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (TS8 0UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stainton Way, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Apple Nook (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crossfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemlington Grange Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hemlington Grange Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apple Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apple Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apple Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apple Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apple Nook —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apple Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Nook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Nook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stainton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallowfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossfields Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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