Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sherburn Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Kader , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherburn Close (TS5 8SP) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Kader average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherburn Close (TS5 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swainston Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Partridge Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherburn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Throckley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartforth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Staindrop Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Earlsdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlsdon Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlsdon Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlsdon Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlsdon Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brusselton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallgarth Close —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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