Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 77.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Westerdale Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Berwick Hills & Pallister , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Westerdale Road (TS3 7RG) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Berwick Hills & Pallister average (217.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerdale Road (TS3 7RG), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Place Shops. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westerdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Place Shops Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Norfolk Place Shops Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fewston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorrien Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossfell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crossfell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Place Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Norfolk Place Shops Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cannock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ingram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culgaith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whistlewood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westerdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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