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Crime in TS5 8

How much crime is recorded in TS5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Middlesbrough
Region
North East
Population
15,595 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TS5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS5 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8National
Anti-social behaviour20.310.7
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary8.09.1
Shoplifting4.98.4
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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