Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2DB

Wellesley Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Road (TS4 2DB) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (TS4 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Lytton Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.