Total Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 65.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chelmsford Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Park , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chelmsford Road (TS5 6PH) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Park average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmsford Road (TS5 6PH), 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 Chelmsford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haymore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haymore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Chelmsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelmsford Walk —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Benson Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Benson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
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 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Binks Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weastell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weastell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canterbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Weastell Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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