Total Crime Rate

330.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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

Thistle 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 Thistle Street (TS1 3DZ) 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 Thistle Street (TS1 3DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thistle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egerton Street Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Esher Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teak Street
Sep 2025Burglary Teak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Boswell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Boswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aubrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boswell Street
Sep 2025Robbery Errol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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