Crime Rates at Preston Close, Middlesbrough, TS5 5AA

Preston Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Close (TS5 5AA) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower than the Acklam average (98.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Close (TS5 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockliffe Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patey Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.