Total Crime Rate

189.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmer Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 138th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmer Street (TS1 4DF) in the last 12 months was 189.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Central average (516.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Street (TS1 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Street. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 119 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cobham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairbridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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