Total Crime Rate

209.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 209.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lambton Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Longlands & Beechwood , and the 124th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lambton Road (TS4 2ST) in the last 12 months was 209.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambton Road (TS4 2ST), the main crime hotspot is near Belle Vue Shops. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balmoral Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belle Vue Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belle Vue Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belle Vue Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Belle Vue Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alnwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hedingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coppice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coppice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East View Terrace 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppice Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Thorndyke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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