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

Ruby 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 Ruby Street (TS1 4DS) 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 Ruby Street (TS1 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Captain Cook Square. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 161 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruby Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Harris Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Cleveland Shopping Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Captain Cook Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Cook Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Cook Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Cleveland Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Cleveland Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cleveland Shopping Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cleveland Shopping Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cleveland Shopping Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cleveland Shopping Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cleveland Shopping Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street —
Sep 2025Public order Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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