Total Crime Rate
229.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
109.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eddison Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 111th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eddison Way (TS8 9ER) in the last 12 months was 229.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Hemlington average (201.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eddison Way (TS8 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalcross Court, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hemlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corbridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edgeworth Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeworth Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eddison Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eddison Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstone Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fonteyn Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parnaby Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mcguinness Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darwen Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enderby Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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