Total Crime Rate
443.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
213.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Douglas Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 39th 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 Douglas Street (TS4 2BH) in the last 12 months was 443.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Central average (549.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (β 213.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 903.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Douglas Street (TS4 2BH), the main crime hotspot is near Woodside Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 29 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stamford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fife Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croydon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croydon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croydon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodside Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodside Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodside Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodside Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blenheim Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Street | β |
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