Total Crime Rate
60.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acklam Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 125th 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 Acklam Road (TS5 8BB) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Ayresome average (134.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acklam Road (TS5 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Staindrop Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oldford Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oldford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Staindrop Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oldford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Throckley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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