Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rose Cottage Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rose Cottage Gardens (TS8 9FA) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the Hemlington average (211.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% 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 34 crimes here, including 14 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milk Thistle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milk Thistle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milk Thistle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milk Thistle Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milk Thistle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milk Thistle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strait Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rose Cottage Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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