Postcode district · Middlesbrough
Crime in TS3
How much crime is recorded in TS3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Middlesbrough
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 38,174 (2024)
How safe is TS3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 84.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS3, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
84.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
193
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).
TS3National
Violence and sexual offences64.723.6
Shoplifting26.88.4
Burglary24.49.1
Criminal damage and arson22.14.7
Anti-social behaviour21.510.7
Public order15.84.6
Drugs8.52.4
Other theft7.84.5
Other crime7.41.5
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Robbery4.91.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.