Crime Rates at Barnstaple Close, Middlesbrough, TS8 9DH

Barnstaple Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Ladgate , and the 106th 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 Barnstaple Close (TS8 9DH) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Ladgate average (114.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnstaple Close (TS8 9DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morpeth Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forfar Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.