Crime Rates at Newport Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1LA

Newport Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (TS1 1LA) in the last 12 months was 2407.1 per 1,000 residents and was 338.2% higher than the Central average (549.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 321 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 539.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (TS1 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Street Shopping Centre, where police recorded 349 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Captain Cook Square (152 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.