Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highfield Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Longlands & Beechwood , and the 209th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (TS4 2PE) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Longlands & Beechwood average (276.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (TS4 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Hedingham Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Balmoral Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyrood Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boynton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ottawa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery East View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hedingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hedingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moray Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyrood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppice Road —
Apr 2026Public order The Ridings Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coppice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coppice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Farndale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kildale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vancouver Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quebec Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Yukon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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