Total Crime Rate

1050.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

488.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1050.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 488.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 202.7 10/10
  • Public order 143.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 109.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 98.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Other crime 32.1 10/10
  • Robbery 30.4 10/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Centre Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Centre Square (TS1 2BD) in the last 12 months was 1050.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% higher than the Central average (549.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 289 (≈ 488.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Centre Square (TS1 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Road. Police recorded 432 crimes here, including 241 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Centre Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cleveland Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunning Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dunning Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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