Total Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Borough Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (TS1 4AB) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Central average (549.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borough Road (TS1 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Street Shopping Centre, where police recorded 349 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Captain Cook Square (152 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smith Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Smith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linthorpe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hill Street Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
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