Crime Rates at Gifford Street, Middlesbrough, TS5 6BP

Gifford Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Park , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gifford Street (TS5 6BP) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gifford Street (TS5 6BP), the main crime hotspot is near Linthorpe Road. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.