Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.7 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 230.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wake Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 110th 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 Wake Street (TS3 6NU) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 21 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 119.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wake Street (TS3 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Kindersley Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wake Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dorothy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jubilee Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jefferson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coltman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coltman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mosman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coronation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaumont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Beaumont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Maltby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mosman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mosman Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South View Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carcut Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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