Total Crime Rate
385.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
181.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saltwater Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 44th 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 Saltwater Court (TS4 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 385.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Central average (549.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saltwater Court (TS4 2AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saltwater Court, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basil Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Veronica Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltwater Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Transporter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blenheim Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kildale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trenholme Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trenholme Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trenholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saltwells Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltwells Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltwater Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saltwater Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Transporter Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saltwater Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brinewells Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brinewells Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hutton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alphonsus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alphonsus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alphonsus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Basil Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Basil Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Basil Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Constance Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Transporter Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Yukon Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Manitoba Gardens | Under investigation |
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