Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 59.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Myrtle Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Street (TS1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Street (TS1 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Court Under investigation
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 Roscoe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Apsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esher Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aubrey Street Under investigation
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 2026Public order Maple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Palm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Street
Apr 2026Other theft Stamford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stamford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road

Data Sources

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