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Crime in TS5 6

How much crime is recorded in TS5 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Middlesbrough
Region
North East
Population
16,544 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TS5 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS5 6, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
59.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

TS5 6National
Violence and sexual offences39.423.6
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Burglary16.89.1
Criminal damage and arson13.34.7
Vehicle crime11.13.5
Shoplifting10.98.4
Public order9.04.6
Other theft5.64.5
Drugs4.02.4
Robbery3.61.4
Other crime3.21.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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