Total Crime Rate

198.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 198.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • 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

Upton Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 129th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Street (TS1 3NE) in the last 12 months was 198.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Street (TS1 3NE), 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 Upton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aubrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Apsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laura Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laura Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Seaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Seaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laura Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Haddon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour University Of Teesside Campus —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft University Of Teesside Campus Under investigation
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Data Sources

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