Total Crime Rate
192.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weatherhead Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 136th highest crime rate of 457 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 Weatherhead Avenue (TS5 4JG) in the last 12 months was 192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% higher than the Ayresome average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weatherhead Avenue (TS5 4JG), 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 | Public order | Henwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A1032 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirby Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1130 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fakenham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fakenham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knights Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Price Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Price Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodland Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhay Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensbury Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whinney Banks Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whinney Banks Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stainsby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodland Green | Under investigation |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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