Crap Towns / Middlesbrough / Anti-social behaviour

How bad is anti-social behaviour in Middlesbrough?

The police recorded 35.7 anti-social behaviour incidents per 1,000 people a year in Middlesbrough from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.5 times the typical town's 14.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 32.0, down from 37.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
September 2023 to August 202437.613.7
September 2024 to August 202537.413.9
September 2025 to August 202632.013.3
Nearby towns
TownDistanceIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Thornaby-on-Tees5.0 km38.6
Middlesbrough–35.7
Eston4.3 km32.1
Redcar10.9 km30.4
Stockton-on-Tees7.7 km28.1
Guisborough10.4 km20.9
Billingham6.6 km18.5
Marske-by-the-Sea13.2 km15.4
Yarm10.2 km12.6
Ingleby Barwick7.5 km8.3
Egglescliffe9.6 km8.1
The typical town–14.1