Crime Rates at Centre Square, Middlesbrough, TS1 2BF

Centre Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 456 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 Centre Square (TS1 2BF) in the last 12 months was 2392.0 per 1,000 residents and was 335.4% 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 258 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 329 (≈ 1316.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Centre Square (TS1 2BF), 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.