Updated: 17 May 2021, 18:09
A HORRIFIC Stanley knife attack over a row about a spilled pint is just one of the offences recorded by Cleveland Police last year.
The force policed the crime capital of England in 2020, where the highest level of crimes per 1,000 population were reported.
Cleveland tops the list for most crimes recorded
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 113.4 crimes per 1,000 people according to the latest ONS figures (year ending December 2020).
Eight out of the ten forces with the highest levels are in the north of England, with Kent and the West Midlands being the exceptions.
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