Crime Rates at The Midfield, Middlesbrough, TS5 6BU

The Midfield area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 172nd highest 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 The Midfield (TS5 6BU) in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% higher than the Acklam average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Midfield (TS5 6BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ayresome Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.