Total Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Emerald Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Emerald Street (TS1 4DR) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emerald Street (TS1 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Captain Cook Square. Police recorded 309 crimes here, including 152 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Aidan'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Romney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linthorpe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | 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 | Robbery | Wilton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harris Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Captain Cook Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Captain Cook Square | — |
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