Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Borough Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (TS1 3AS) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (TS1 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boswell Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esher Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Elstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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