Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Waterloo Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 191st highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (TS1 3JG) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (TS1 3JG), 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 Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byelands Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stamford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clairville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byelands Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angle Street —
Apr 2026Public order Angle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Angle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrier Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byelands Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stamford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Newstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newstead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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