Total Crime Rate

708.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.0 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 708.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 241.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 89.4 10/10
  • Other theft 43.1 10/10
  • Other crime 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Garden Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 20th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Court (TS5 5BF) in the last 12 months was 708.6 per 1,000 residents and was 605.5% higher than the Acklam average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -15.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 149.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Court (TS5 5BF), 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 Garden Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bisham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hambledon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethune Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bethune Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Court 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 Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hambledon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mattison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burlam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burlam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlam Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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