Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Myrtle Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 457 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 3EB) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Street (TS1 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boswell Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upton Street
Sep 2025Other theft Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Elstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elstone Road
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
Sep 2025Burglary Camden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Errol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Errol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road
Sep 2025Other theft Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rutland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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