Total Crime Rate

236.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.0 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 236.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • 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

Acton Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 104th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acton Street (TS1 3NG) in the last 12 months was 236.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acton Street (TS1 3NG), the main crime hotspot is near Boswell Street. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Of Teesside Campus Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft University Of Teesside Campus Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour University Of Teesside Campus —
Apr 2026Robbery Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Haddon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Apsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muriel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aubrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Seaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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