Total Crime Rate

816.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

265.7 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 816.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 265.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 192.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.7 9/10
  • Public order 71.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.3 10/10
  • Drugs 48.5 10/10
  • Robbery 37.7 10/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Other crime 19.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 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

Borough Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 456 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 Borough Road (TS4 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 816.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Central average (549.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 265.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (TS4 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stamford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Abingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Camden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esher Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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