Total Crime Rate

330.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 330.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Laurel Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 57th highest crime rate of 457 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 Laurel Street (TS1 3DR) in the last 12 months was 330.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 149.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Street (TS1 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Street. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upton Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elder Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elder Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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