Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cambridge Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Road (TS5 5LE) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Acklam average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (TS5 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbourne Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hambledon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hambledon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kirkgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —

Data Sources

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