Total Crime Rate

4303.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4303.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1627.2 10/10
  • Other crime 536.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 446.0 10/10
  • Drugs 358.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 320.6 10/10
  • Public order 296.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 212.5 10/10
  • Other theft 149.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.3 9/10
  • Burglary 80.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 59.2 10/10
  • Robbery 31.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newport Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (TS1 1LE) in the last 12 months was 4303.1 per 1,000 residents and was 732.5% 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 467 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -70.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 64.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 578 (≈ 2013.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (TS1 1LE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Captain Cook Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Captain Cook Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Captain Cook Square
Sep 2025Other theft Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Cook Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Cook Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Head Street

Data Sources

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