Postcode district · Middlesbrough
Crime in TS5
How much crime is recorded in TS5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Middlesbrough
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 49,642 (2024)
TS5Postcode district · Middlesbrough
How safe is TS5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
TS5National
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Shoplifting16.38.4
Burglary12.09.1
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Public order6.84.6
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.