Total Crime Rate

691.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 691.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.5 9/10
  • Public order 59.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.3 10/10
  • Other theft 39.5 10/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Russell Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 19th 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 Russell Street (TS1 2AD) in the last 12 months was 691.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Central average (516.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 6 cases , down -45.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -49.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 242.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (TS1 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Fry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fry Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Teak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teak Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palin Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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