Postcode district · Middlesbrough
Crime in TS2
How much crime is recorded in TS2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Middlesbrough
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 4,206 (2024)
TS2Postcode district · Middlesbrough
How safe is TS2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 76.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
76.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
181
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TS2National
Violence and sexual offences59.023.6
Burglary39.29.1
Shoplifting26.78.4
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Public order17.64.6
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Drugs10.02.4
Other crime8.71.5
Other theft8.54.5
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Robbery3.81.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Theft from the person1.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.