Total Crime Rate
816.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Viewley Centre area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 14th highest crime rate of 457 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 The Viewley Centre (TS8 9JH) in the last 12 months was 816.0 per 1,000 residents and was 286.5% higher than the Hemlington average (211.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 311.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Viewley Centre (TS8 9JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darwen Court, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viewley Shopping Centre (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coatham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whithorn Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pirbright Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coatham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coatham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darwen Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Viewley Shopping Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crimdon Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crimdon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cresswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresswell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresswell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambourne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambourne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pirbright Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Phoenix Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cramlington Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Viewley Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Viewley Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambourne Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Phoenix Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Phoenix Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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