Total Crime Rate

728.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 728.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 279.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.3 10/10
  • Robbery 46.5 10/10
  • Public order 42.6 10/10
  • Burglary 34.9 10/10
  • Drugs 27.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Devonshire Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Park , and the 19th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (TS5 6DH) in the last 12 months was 728.7 per 1,000 residents and was 485.3% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 209.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (TS5 6DH), the main crime hotspot is near Linthorpe Road. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Binks Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weastell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weastell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chipchase Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gifford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Weastell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haymore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haymore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Close —
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Data Sources

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