Total Crime Rate
165.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Row area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 167th 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 Row (TS5 4HN) in the last 12 months was 165.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Ayresome average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (β 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Row (TS5 4HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensbury Grove, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newbury Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ayresome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbridge Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whinney Banks Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whinney Banks Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | West Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stainsby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knights Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Merton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensbury Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirby Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Avenue | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbridge Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsbridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodland Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodland Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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