Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Park , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Road (TS5 6AP) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Park average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (TS5 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craven Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chesham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Finsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chipchase Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caxton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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