Total Crime Rate

1901.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1492.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1901.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1492.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1200.0 10/10
  • Public order 268.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 170.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Other crime 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welburn Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Longlands & Beechwood , and the 4th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welburn Avenue (TS4 2PP) in the last 12 months was 1901.5 per 1,000 residents and was 587.0% higher than the Longlands & Beechwood average (276.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 402 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 500 (≈ 1492.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 503.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welburn Avenue (TS4 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Belle Vue Shops. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Toronto Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Shops —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppice Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coppice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coppice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belle Vue Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyrood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyrood Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belle Vue Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belle Vue Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Belle Vue Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moray Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Farndale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glamis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Glamis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanhope Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Belle Vue Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bristow Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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