The Independent – In Depth
How Middlesbrough became the UK’s crime capital
How Middlesbrough became the UK’s crime capital: ‘What the hell happens next?’
High levels of unemployment and poverty have led to the northeast town suffering disproportionately from organised criminal networks and suspected gang wars. That escalated this week with a series of car rammings and a deadly house fire, leaving residents fearing for what comes next, as Holly Evans reports




