Total Crime Rate

165.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in West Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbridge Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Henwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Banks Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Banks Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs West Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stainsby Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knights Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Henwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirby Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Newbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbridge Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Public order Kingsbridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodland Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodland Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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