Total Crime Rate

411.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 411.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.2 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Burglary 36.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.9 8/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Market Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 457 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 Market Place (TS3 6HS) in the last 12 months was 411.9 per 1,000 residents and was 152.6% higher than the Brambles & Thorntree average (163.1 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 179.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (TS3 6HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hankin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hankin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maria Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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