Crime Rates at Rochester Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6QG

Rochester 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 Rochester Road (TS5 6QG) 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 Rochester Road (TS5 6QG), 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.