Total Crime Rate

554.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

303.0 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 554.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 303.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.5 10/10
  • Public order 95.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.3 10/10
  • Other crime 30.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.3 10/10
  • Burglary 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.7 10/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
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

Newport Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 26th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (TS1 5PS) in the last 12 months was 554.1 per 1,000 residents and was 173.3% higher than the Newport average (202.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 303.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (TS1 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Outram Street. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bowley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Nugent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orwell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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