Crime Rates at Exchange Square, Middlesbrough, TS1 1DW

Exchange Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 9th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Exchange Square (TS1 1DW) in the last 12 months was 1096.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Central average (516.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 299 (≈ 505.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exchange Square (TS1 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 662 crimes here, including 344 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.