Postcode district · Middlesbrough
Crime in TS8
How much crime is recorded in TS8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Middlesbrough
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 35,055 (2024)
How safe is TS8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).
TS8National
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Criminal damage and arson11.84.7
Burglary8.29.1
Public order6.74.6
Shoplifting6.18.4
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.