Crime Rates at The Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SD

The Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Park , and the 19th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (TS5 6SD) in the last 12 months was 728.7 per 1,000 residents and was 485.3% higher than the Park average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 209.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (TS5 6SD), 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.