Total Crime Rate

183.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 183.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hereford Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Park , and the 150th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hereford Close (TS5 6PL) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Close (TS5 6PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westminster Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastbourne Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canterbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chelmsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelmsford Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haymore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haymore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haymore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Binks Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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