Crime Rates at Seaward Close, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9GN

Seaward Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 94th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaward Close (TS8 9GN) in the last 12 months was 250.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher than the Hemlington average (201.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaward Close (TS8 9GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hemlington Grange Way, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckenham Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.