Total Crime Rate
259.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Douglas Street 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 Douglas Street (TS4 2GA) 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 Douglas Street (TS4 2GA), the main crime hotspot is near Newstead Road. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltwells Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Angle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Yukon Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Angle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trenholme Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trenholme Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Quebec Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Quebec Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Angle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trenholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vancouver Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blenheim Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saltwells Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Manitoba Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newstead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newstead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltwater Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saltwater Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saltwater Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Transporter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Transporter Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Transporter Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Byelands Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byelands Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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