Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ottawa Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Longlands & Beechwood , and the 64th 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 Ottawa Road (TS4 2ND) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower than the Longlands & Beechwood average (276.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ottawa Road (TS4 2ND), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ottawa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrier Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Toronto Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Manitoba Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Yukon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Quebec Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Quebec Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Vancouver Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boynton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ottawa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery East View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Blenheim Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Newstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Newstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easson Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marathon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyrood Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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