Total Crime Rate
159.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palmer 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.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walpole Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B1272 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linthorpe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coral Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coral Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clarendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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