Total Crime Rate

344.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.0 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 344.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Robbery 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
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

Woodlands Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 58th 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 Woodlands Road (TS1 3BH) in the last 12 months was 344.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 171.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (TS1 3BH), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Road. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour University Of Teesside Campus —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laura Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft University Of Teesside Campus Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Of Teesside Campus Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Palm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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