TS5 has an annual crime rate of 133.31 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in TS5?

As of April 2026, TS5 has an annual crime rate of 133.31 per 1,000 residents, based on 460 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in TS5?

The most common crime type in TS5 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 127 incidents in April 2026 — 27.6% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the TS5 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in TS5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

TS5 recorded 460 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 11.13 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 27.6% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

monitoring133.31 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment460 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_flatCrime unchanged year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

460

trending_down -12.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

133.31per 1k

High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,246

Within TS5 district

Middlesbrough

41,340

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Balfour Terrace Map	total: 59 Shoplifting: 57 Drugs: 1	59
Petrol Station Map	total: 17 Shoplifting: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 3	17
Linthorpe Road Map	total: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Shoplifting: 4	15
Albert Park Map	total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4	10
Ayresome Street Map	total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2	10
Petrol Station Map	total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2	9
Ashling Way Map	total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 2	9
Edith Street Map	total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 2	8
Garden Court Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1	7
Clough Close Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2	7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

460 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

127

27.6%

Shoplifting

21.1%

Anti-social Behaviour

20.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

9.3%

Public Order

5.9%

Vehicle Crime

3.9%

Burglary

2.6%

Other Crime

2.6%

Other Theft

2.4%

Drug Offences

2.2%

Robbery

1.1%

Weapons Possession

0.9%

Theft from Person

0.2%

Crime Analysis: TS5

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in TS5 at 27.6%. Shoplifting (21.1%) and Anti-social Behaviour (20.2%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in TS5 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 133.31 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for TS5 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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