Total Crime Rate
2472.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borough Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 457 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 Borough Road (TS1 2EP) in the last 12 months was 2472.0 per 1,000 residents and was 378.2% higher than the Central average (516.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -58.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 340 (≈ 1360.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borough Road (TS1 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (109 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aubrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Teak Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Teak Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Boswell Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Boswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Emily Street | Under investigation |
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