Maps show crime hotspots in England and Wales’ for heinous murders, sex attacks & thefts – do you live in a danger zone? ...Middle East

THE frenzied murder of a vulnerable mum and a brutal attack on police officers by a gang of thugs were just some of the offences in the “crime capital of England” this year.

The Sun has compiled and analysed the latest data and created a series of maps pinpointing where each area ranks.

Cleveland once again has the highest level of crimes recorded per 1,000 population making it the most dangerous place to live.

The numbers are calculated to show the level of crime proportionate to the amount of people who live there.

Cleveland Police in the north east recorded 129.3 crimes per 1,000 people, according to the latest ONS figures up to June 2024.

That compares to 105.8 recorded by the Metropolitan Police.

Eight of the top 10 force areas with the worst crime rates – which includes England and Wales – are in the North of England.

The Met and West Midlands (109.4) are the only exceptions.

Cleveland – which covers areas including Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, and Stockton-on-Tees – is also top for sex crimes and second to West Yorkshire for violence, second to Merseyside for drug offences and second to the Met for thefts.

The police force area with the lowest recorded crime was Wiltshire (53.9).

A Cleveland Police spokesperson told The Sun: “Cleveland Police faces significant challenges with high levels of crime and demand for policing services resembling that experienced by much larger metropolitan forces. 

“The demand on the force is further challenged due to several of our areas experiencing high levels of social deprivation creating some of the most complex policing challenges faced by any police force. 

“Despite these challenges, overall crime across Teesside has reduced by almost 8 per cent in the 12 months up to 2nd December 2024, with reductions in almost all crime types.

“Burglary has dropped by 22.3% across the force, with Middlesbrough experiencing the lowest level of Burglary for five years.

“In the last year we have also seen a 12% reduction in knife crimes involving a young person.

“These numbers are encouraging and are reflective of the hard work and dedication seen by our officers. 

“However, we are not complacent and will continue to strive to improve further to protect the communities we serve.

“The force has a strong long-term focus on preventing crime, running campaigns such as ‘Carrying a Blade Doesn’t Give You an Edge’ to reduce the number of young people carrying bladed weapons and getting involved in violent crime. 

“We are currently running the ‘We Are Here’ campaign to keep members of the community safe whilst out celebrating over the Christmas period, with officers being highly visible to deter those intent on causing harm to our communities such as violence and sexual offences in the nighttime economy.”

“Over the past twelve months, Cleveland Police has increased its dedicated proactive resource by introducing Proactive Teams in all four districts. 

“These teams focus on arresting criminals, stop and search of suspects and intercepting crime.

“These changes have led to 7642 stop searches this year across the force area with almost a quarter of these resulting to the recovery of weapons or drugs. 

“This has contributed to a reduction of almost 10 per cent (9.7%) in violence across Teesside over the last year, and an almost 8 per cent (7.7%) reduction in the last six months.”

VIOLENCE

These are crimes ranging from common assault up to more serious offences like GBH and murder.

One of the most heinous crimes dealt with by police in Cleveland between June 2023 and June 2024 saw Andrew Hall murder vulnerable 50-year-old Glenda Siviter in June.

Her body was found at an address in Grimwood Avenue in Middlesbrough on December 15 last year by her son Declan.

Hall, 47, was also convicted of the attempted murder of Craig Woodler and section 18 wounding against Samuel Harker.

Hall was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 36 years for murder and an additional 27 years for attempted murder and five years for wounding with intent, to run concurrently.

Glenda’s son Declan said: “It’s always hard losing a loved one anyway, but to have someone taken from you in such a disgustingly violent way as Andrew Hall has took my mother, it’s a sickening whirlwind of mixed emotions with ultimately, no happy outcome, just constant grief and despair.”

Meanwhile, in October five men were collectively sentenced to over 20 years in prison for their roles in an incident in Middlesbrough which left one police officer unable to work ever again.

Two officers responded to a report of a vehicle on fire in the Cass House Road/Earls Court Road area of Hemlington around 2.40am on November 26 2023.

When they arrived, the officers were set upon by a group who threw bricks and bottles at them, and a police vehicle was damaged.

One officer suffered facial injuries and a serious hand injury which required surgery.

He has since been told that he will not work again, due to his hand injury and suffering with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

In recent years, Cleveland and West Yorkshire have continually swapped places for the top spot for violent crime.

In the latest figures, West Yorkshire tops the category with 49.1 such crimes recorded per 1,000 population.

This compares to 47.5 in Cleveland.

On December 18, Robert Jean, 47, was handed a life sentence for the murder his two housemates during an explosion of violence at the home they shared in Leeds on September 30 last year.

Jean attacked 65-year-old Khaja Raisoddin Mohammed and 53-year-old Abdullah Mirzada, repeatedly stabbing both men in a frenzied attack at the house in Hill Top Mount, Harehills.

Officers went to the scene and found Mr Mirzada unconscious in the back street and not breathing.

They gave CPR until he was treated by paramedics, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mr Mohammed was found by officers in the cellar of the address with a serious blunt force head injury and stab wounds, including a serious wound to his neck.

He was rushed to hospital by ambulance for emergency treatment but his injuries were unsurvivable and he was pronounced dead a short time later.

SEX OFFENCES

Cleveland ranks highest for recorded sex crimes (4.4), with West Yorkshire (4.2) in second and Greater Manchester (4.0) in third.

These crimes include sexual assault, indecent exposure, child sexual abuse, revenge porn and exploitation.

Paul Slid, 34, from Hartlepool, was jailed this month after pleading guilty to more than 20 offences of sexual assault, possession of indecent images and extreme pornography.

Sild was arrested and charged by Hartlepool CID officers in June, after a number of women came forward to report incidents which had taken place on residential streets in the town in May.

Officers found that Sild had approached women who were unknown to him in the street and used a syringe to squirt them with a substance, which was found to contain traces of his DNA.

He had filmed these assaults on his mobile phone, which he carried in a hollowed-out book to conceal it.

Following his arrest, officers found evidence of further sexual assaults which had not been reported to police, along with indecent images of children and extreme pornography on his mobile phone.

At Teesside Crown Court on December 12, Sild received four-and-a-half years in prison, with an 18-month extended licence.

Meanwhile, convicted sex offender Joseph Parkin was jailed for eight years after admitting sexual activity with a teenager after being released from prison for similar offences.

The 26-year-old also admitted to communicating with two other teenagers, putting him in breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Joseph Parkin, aged 26, of Wakefield, previously pleaded guilty to four charges of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a boy under 16 years-old and two charges of breaching a Sexual Harm Protection Order.

Appearing at Leeds Crown Crown court on December 12, he received an eight-year custodial sentence and was made subject of an extended licence period of six years on his release from prison.

One of the victims reported the offences against him to the police in October 2023.

Parkin was quickly identified, arrested, charged and remanded in custody.

Further enquiries established telephone contact that Parkin had had with a number of children.

DRUG OFFENCES

Drug offences include possession, supply, production and importation of banned substances – with many such crimes also involving exploitation of vulnerable people, such as children.

Merseyside is once again the offence capital with 8.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 population.

That’s almost twice as much as ...

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