Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkdale Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkdale Way (TS5 7JS) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Acklam average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkdale Way (TS5 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rievaulx Drive, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beeford Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkdale Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellerton Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rievaulx Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beeford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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