Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 134.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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 Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 211th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltwells Road (TS4 2DY) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwells Road (TS4 2DY), 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltwells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinewells Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saltwater Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blenheim Road South 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 Alphonsus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brinewells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veronica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Saltwells Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alphonsus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphonsus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saltwater Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwater Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lytton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peirse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lytton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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