Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
143,734
Murder rate
2.8
Burglary rate
1,035.2
Drug offences rate
583.0
Weapon offences rate
178.1
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The crime rate in Middlesbrough is 18,873 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 27,127 incidents of crime, a 5,356 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Middlesbrough grew by 24.6% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 5.0% per year.
There were 9,822 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 6,833) in Middlesbrough in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Middlesbrough is about a 6.83% chance per year.
There were 7,468 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 5,196) in Middlesbrough in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Middlesbrough is about a 5.20% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in Middlesbrough is 2.8. There were 4 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in Middlesbrough, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 25% growth in crime in Middlesbrough. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Middlesbrough is Theft from the person which changed by 83.3% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Middlesbrough was Drug offences which changed by -7.4% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Middlesbrough have risen by 34.0% between 2011 and 2021 from 1,420 to 1,903 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have decreased by 66.7% from 3 to 1 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Middlesbrough are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Middlesbrough have risen by 15.8% between 2011 and 2021 from 965 to 1,117 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 13.1% from 1,294 to 1,124 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Middlesbrough between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal damage | 3,896 | 2,711 | 14% |
| Violence without injury | 3,829 | 2,664 | 14% |
| Stalking and harassment | 3,504 | 2,438 | 13% |
| Public order offences | 2,997 | 2,085 | 11% |
| Violence with injury | 2,480 | 1,725 | 9% |
| All other theft offences | 1,882 | 1,309 | 7% |
| Vehicle offences | 1,839 | 1,279 | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 1,660 | 1,155 | 6% |
| Residential burglary | 1,120 | 779 | 4% |
| Drug offences | 838 | 583 | 3% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime