Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tollesby Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 144th 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 Tollesby Road (TS5 7PH) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Acklam average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tollesby Road (TS5 7PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rievaulx Drive, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerson Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tollesby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Glendale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rievaulx Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rievaulx Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rievaulx Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rievaulx Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boltby Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seamer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cawood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rievaulx Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rievaulx Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Easby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swainby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawnby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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