Total Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waterloo Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 78th 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 Waterloo Road (TS1 3JF) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterloo Road (TS1 3JF), 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.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Abingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byelands Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stamford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stamford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esher Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roscoe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byelands Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Byelands Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Seaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clairville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croydon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croydon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croydon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Seaton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Errol Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Errol Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Haddon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Road | Under investigation |
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