Total Crime Rate

199.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 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 199.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thornfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 127th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornfield Road (TS5 5BY) in the last 12 months was 199.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.6% higher than the Acklam average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornfield Road (TS5 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waymar Close, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patey Court (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thornfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burlam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlam Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burlam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockliffe Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bisham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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