Total Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 17.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rose Cottage Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 19th lowest 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 Rose Cottage Gardens (TS8 9FA) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Cottage Gardens (TS8 9FA), the main crime hotspot is near Milk Thistle Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Cottage Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Milk Thistle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meldyke Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunflower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Thistle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Thistle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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