Total Crime Rate

816.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

265.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 816.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 265.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 192.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.7 9/10
  • Public order 71.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.3 10/10
  • Drugs 48.5 10/10
  • Robbery 37.7 10/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Other crime 19.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 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

Peirse Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 15th 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 Peirse Close (TS4 2FQ) in the last 12 months was 816.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Central average (549.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 265.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peirse Close (TS4 2FQ), 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 Peirse Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stamford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peirse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Stamford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street —
Apr 2026Public order Fife Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Lytton Street Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lytton Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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