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Middlesbrough area guide

Who lives in Middlesbrough, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Middlesbrough
Region: North East
Population: 162,207 (2024)

MiddlesbroughTown

At a glance

What Middlesbrough is like

Middlesbrough is a town in the North East. It is home to about 162,207 people across 63,019 households. 55.3% of households own their home, 20.7% rent privately and 23.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 47.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Middlesbrough compares

Headline figures for Middlesbrough, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

3.4/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

9/ 10

Higher than most: 58.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 42 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

97%

Rated good or better across 60 inspected schools in Middlesbrough.

Household incomeMore

£43,021

Average annual income before tax, higher than 20% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Middlesbrough differs most from the national average.

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Higher crime than mostLook closer
58.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
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Well-rated schoolsPositive
97% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

Middlesbrough FAQs

Is Middlesbrough a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.4 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 58.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 9 of 10 nationally. 97% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is Middlesbrough safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around Middlesbrough, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 9 of 10.

Who lives in Middlesbrough?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.1% of residents. 55.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (42.7%).

How well connected is Middlesbrough?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 42 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is James Cook Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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