Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borough Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 96th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (TS1 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borough Road (TS1 2EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Street. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodside Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wray Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodside Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodside Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wray Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elder Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peirse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peirse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peirse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elder Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Teak Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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