Total Crime Rate
120.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highfield Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Longlands & Beechwood , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 457 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 2PF) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Longlands & Beechwood average (272.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Road (TS4 2PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holyrood Lane, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hedingham Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longlands & Beechwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holyrood Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nut Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Easson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hedingham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holyrood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holyrood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holyrood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hedingham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hedingham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vancouver Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hedingham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Easson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedingham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ottawa Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ottawa Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ottawa Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sunley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sunley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sunley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Easson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Easson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marathon Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Easson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burythorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farndale Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Toronto Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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