Total Crime Rate

304.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.0 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 304.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Acklam Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 73rd 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 Acklam Road (TS5 4EF) in the last 12 months was 304.4 per 1,000 residents and was 127.1% higher than the Ayresome average (134.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 163.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acklam Road (TS5 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waymar Close, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bethune Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acklam Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnaby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Barnaby Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Barnaby Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mattison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bethune Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethune Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ashling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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