Total Crime Rate
4303.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holwick Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 457 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 Holwick Road (TS2 1QS) in the last 12 months was 4303.1 per 1,000 residents and was 732.5% higher 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 467 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -70.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 64.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 578 (≈ 2013.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holwick Road (TS2 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferrous Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holwick Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferrous Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferrous Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Simcox Court | Under investigation |
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