Total Crime Rate

251.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lothian Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 95th highest crime rate of 457 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 Lothian Road (TS4 2QX) in the last 12 months was 251.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Central average (516.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (β‰ˆ 138.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lothian Road (TS4 2QX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lothian Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lothian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ottawa Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lothian Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lothian Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lothian Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lothian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lothian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lothian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ottawa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ottawa Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Ottawa Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nut Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yukon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yukon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Yukon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Blenheim Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blenheim Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Douglas Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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