Total Crime Rate

159.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.0 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 159.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Palmer Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 176th 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 Palmer Street (TS1 4DF) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Street (TS1 4DF), 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 Palmer Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1272 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road
Apr 2026Public order Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coral Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coral Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Street
Apr 2026Public order Wilton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wilton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wilton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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