Crime Rates at Duddon Sands, Middlesbrough, TS5 8TP

Duddon Sands area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Kader , and the 31st 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 Duddon Sands (TS5 8TP) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duddon Sands (TS5 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martindale, where police recorded 31 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.