Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Strait Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 228th lowest 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 Strait Lane (TS8 9BD) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Hemlington average (201.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 275.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strait Lane (TS8 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Milk Thistle Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Strait Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Milk Thistle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meldyke Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunflower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Thistle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Thistle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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