Total Crime Rate

399.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 399.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 263.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Swainby Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 45th highest crime rate of 457 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 Swainby Close (TS5 7LZ) in the last 12 months was 399.3 per 1,000 residents and was 307.2% higher than the Acklam average (98.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swainby Close (TS5 7LZ), 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 Swainby Close area

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

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