Crime Rates at West Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 4EW

West Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 175th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Lane (TS5 4EW) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Ayresome average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Lane (TS5 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Liverton Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.