Total Crime Rate

4459.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2146.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 4459.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2146.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1728.2 10/10
  • Other crime 526.1 10/10
  • Drugs 480.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 369.3 10/10
  • Public order 327.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 254.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 226.5 10/10
  • Other theft 170.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 160.3 10/10
  • Burglary 76.7 10/10
  • Robbery 48.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 41.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.4 10/10
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

Hartington Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartington Road (TS1 5ED) in the last 12 months was 4459.9 per 1,000 residents and was 711.9% higher 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 496 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 616 (≈ 2146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Road (TS1 5ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Street Shopping Centre, where police recorded 349 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Captain Cook Square (152 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Captain Cook Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Captain Cook Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Captain Cook Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Captain Cook Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Captain Cook Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street Shopping Centre
Apr 2026Drugs Hill Street Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hill Street Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hill Street Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Captain Cook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Captain Cook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hill Street Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coral Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1272 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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