Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dorothy Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 154th 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 Dorothy Street (TS3 6JD) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Street (TS3 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Mews West, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaumont Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorothy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Maltby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccreton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mccreton Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mccreton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccreton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Harrison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Calvert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadberge Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kildale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kildale Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coltman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derwent Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mosman Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Beaumont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Esk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaumont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mosman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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