Total Crime Rate

356.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 356.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 233.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kensington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Park , and the 55th 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 6AW) in the last 12 months was 356.0 per 1,000 residents and was 185.9% higher than the Park average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (TS5 6AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 110 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cobham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cobham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Benson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Costa Street —
Apr 2026Public order Costa Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gifford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bush Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bush Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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