Total Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westbeck Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 61st 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 Westbeck Gardens (TS5 6RY) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Acklam average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbeck Gardens (TS5 6RY), the main crime hotspot is near Eastbourne Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rochester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mulgrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Webster Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Webster Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Webster Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aspen Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aspen Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Easby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hollyhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hollyhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hollyhurst Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayberry Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mayberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vale | — |
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