Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Acklam Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acklam Road (TS5 5HD) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Acklam average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acklam Road (TS5 5HD), the main crime hotspot is near Balfour Terrace. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acklam Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary West Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Thomson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirby Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Balfour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1032
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waymar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waymar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balfour Terrace Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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