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

Laurel Street 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 Laurel Street (TS1 3DR) 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 Laurel Street (TS1 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Street. Police recorded 124 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
Apr 2026Robbery Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Road
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 2026Public order Maple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Palm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road
Apr 2026Other theft Abingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Abingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hazel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muriel Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Apsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Boswell Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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