Total Crime Rate

585.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

263.3 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 585.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 263.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.2 10/10
  • Public order 67.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.1 10/10
  • Burglary 36.7 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Other crime 18.4 10/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
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

Wilton Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 24th 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 Wilton Street (TS1 3PP) in the last 12 months was 585.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 263.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilton Street (TS1 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Street. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Terrace
Apr 2026Other theft Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pelham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road
Apr 2026Public order Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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