Crime Rates at Kensington Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AN

Kensington Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Park , and the 115th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Road (TS5 6AN) in the last 12 months was 222.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Park average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (TS5 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linthorpe Road, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craven Street (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.