Total Crime Rate
105.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 209th lowest 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 Cambridge Road (TS5 5HL) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Road (TS5 5HL), the main crime hotspot is near Balfour Terrace. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Linthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hambledon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Balfour Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
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