Total Crime Rate

691.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 691.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.5 9/10
  • Public order 59.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.3 10/10
  • Other theft 39.5 10/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 19th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Road (TS3 8AG) in the last 12 months was 691.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Central average (516.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 6 cases , down -45.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -49.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 242.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (TS3 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Edward Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street
Sep 2025Burglary Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pilkington Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jefferson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewsdale Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brewsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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