Total Crime Rate

259.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 259.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Saltwells Crescent area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 86th 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 Saltwells Crescent (TS4 2DX) in the last 12 months was 259.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwells Crescent (TS4 2DX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Saltwells Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Transporter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veronica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Transporter Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Transporter Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Constance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lytton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lytton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltwells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saltwells Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blenheim Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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