Total Crime Rate
1500.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
637.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Borough Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 5th highest crime rate of 456 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 4AF) in the last 12 months was 1500.8 per 1,000 residents and was 173.2% higher 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 219 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 406 (≈ 637.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borough Road (TS1 4AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cleveland Shopping Centre, where police recorded 313 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 | Public order | Wilton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Captain Cook Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Cleveland Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Head Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coral Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portman Street | Under investigation |
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