Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 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 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 Saltwells Road (TS4 2DZ) 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 Saltwells Road (TS4 2DZ), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphonsus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lytton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street
Apr 2026Other crime Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphonsus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Transporter Way
Apr 2026Public order Alphonsus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinewells Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brinewells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saltwater Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saltwater Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwater Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwater Court
Apr 2026Drugs Lytton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Transporter Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Constance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Blenheim Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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