Total Crime Rate
816.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
265.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middlehaven Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middlehaven Way (TS3 6RS) in the last 12 months was 816.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Central average (549.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -13.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 265.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlehaven Way (TS3 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Leeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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