Crime Rates at Kensington Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AW

Kensington Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Park , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 457 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 336.6 per 1,000 residents and was 168.7% higher than the Park average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% 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 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.