Total Crime Rate

304.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 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 304.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Drugs 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Hawthorne Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Longlands & Beechwood , and the 74th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorne Avenue (TS4 2TW) in the last 12 months was 304.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Avenue (TS4 2TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valley Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Orchids
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alnwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowsweet Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road
Apr 2026Other theft Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Safflower Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keithwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Urswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Askham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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