Total Crime Rate

2407.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

539.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2407.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1420.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 539.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 331.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.7 10/10
  • Public order 132.7 10/10
  • Other theft 97.4 10/10
  • Robbery 66.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.5 10/10
  • Burglary 48.7 10/10
  • Drugs 44.3 10/10
  • Other crime 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linthorpe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 2nd 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 Linthorpe Road (TS1 5DD) in the last 12 months was 2407.1 per 1,000 residents and was 338.2% higher than the Central average (549.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 321 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 539.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linthorpe Road (TS1 5DD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Linthorpe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft University Of Teesside Campus Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cleveland Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Street Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Street Shopping Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cleveland Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery The Cleveland Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Cleveland Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Cleveland Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Cleveland Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Cleveland Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Street Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour University Of Teesside Campus
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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