Postcode district · Middlesbrough
Crime in TS4
How much crime is recorded in TS4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Middlesbrough
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 26,868 (2024)
TS4Postcode district · Middlesbrough
How safe is TS4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 63.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS4, 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
63.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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).
TS4National
Violence and sexual offences46.723.6
Burglary22.49.1
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Criminal damage and arson14.84.7
Shoplifting14.28.4
Public order11.34.6
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs4.82.4
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery3.01.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.