Crime Rates at Lord Close, Middlesbrough, TS5 8FF

Lord Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Kader , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lord Close (TS5 8FF) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Kader average (71.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Close (TS5 8FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baldoon Sands, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastham Sands (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.