Total Crime Rate
195.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodlands Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (TS1 3BW) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Road (TS1 3BW), the main crime hotspot is near Boswell Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aubrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Apsley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apsley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Muriel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Muriel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muriel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apsley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | University Of Teesside Campus | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | University Of Teesside Campus | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boswell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boswell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Boswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Boswell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Boswell Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | University Of Teesside Campus | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Palm Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Errol Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Errol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Errol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Emily Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Road | Under investigation |
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