Total Crime Rate
1544.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borough Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 5th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (TS1 2ET) in the last 12 months was 1544.7 per 1,000 residents and was 198.9% 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 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 405 (≈ 635.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borough Road (TS1 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cleveland Shopping Centre, where police recorded 332 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 | Drugs | Dunning Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | — |
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