Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Roman Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Roman Road (TS5 6EA) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the Acklam average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (TS5 6EA), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockliffe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Linden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chipchase Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Roman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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