Total Crime Rate

256.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 256.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bristow Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bristow Street (TS3 6JS) in the last 12 months was 256.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Brambles & Thorntree average (176.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristow Street (TS3 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Kindersley Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bristow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kindersley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Burglary Maria Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Other crime Maltby Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Tunstall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Tunstall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Esk Street
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Maria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Drugs Wake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Ryedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilkington Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Ryedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Ryedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kindersley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltby Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Maltby Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaumont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Public order Mccreton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other crime Sadberge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadberge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadberge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadberge Street
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaumont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Maltby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Road
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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