Total Crime Rate

549.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.0 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 549.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 254.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.4 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Burglary 26.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Margaret Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 29th 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 Margaret Street (TS3 6DR) in the last 12 months was 549.1 per 1,000 residents and was 214.6% higher than the Brambles & Thorntree average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 308.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Street (TS3 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Lytton Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Constance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alphonsus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lytton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphonsus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lytton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphonsus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinewells Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brinewells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltwells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saltwells Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veronica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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