Total Crime Rate

506.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 506.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 238.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bisham Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 27th highest crime rate of 457 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 Bisham Avenue (TS5 5BS) in the last 12 months was 506.6 per 1,000 residents and was 416.7% higher than the Acklam average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bisham Avenue (TS5 5BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waymar Close, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bisham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlam Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlam Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bisham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waymar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dufton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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