Total Crime Rate

816.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 816.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 122.6 10/10
  • Public order 94.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.6 8/10
  • Other crime 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Robbery 18.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
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

The 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.

Crime Over Time in The Viewley Centre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwen Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coatham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Whithorn Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pirbright Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coatham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coatham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwen Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viewley Shopping Centre
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crimdon Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crimdon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cresswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pirbright Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Park
Sep 2025Drugs Cramlington Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Viewley Shopping Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viewley Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambourne Close
Sep 2025Drugs Phoenix Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Phoenix Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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