Total Crime Rate

430.9 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 430.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 109.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Boscombe Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 39th 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 Boscombe Gardens (TS8 9JZ) in the last 12 months was 430.9 per 1,000 residents and was 104.1% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscombe Gardens (TS8 9JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boscombe Gardens, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckenham Gardens (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boscombe Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Burghley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckenham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eddison Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eddison Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eddison Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eddison Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Viewley Hill Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Abberley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmstone Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Viewley Hill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boscombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boscombe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boscombe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boscombe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boscombe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boscombe Gardens —
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Data Sources

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