Total Crime Rate
94.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dales Park Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dales Park Road (TS8 9SA) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Hemlington average (201.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dales Park Road (TS8 9SA), the main crime hotspot is near Eskdale. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hemlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coverdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmcote Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eskdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eskdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raydale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eskdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Corporal Roberts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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