Total Crime Rate
188.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northern Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 139th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northern Road (TS5 4PA) in the last 12 months was 188.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northern Road (TS5 4PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waymar Close, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bethune Road (21 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 | Bethune Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dunlane Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nesham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashling Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Salton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashling Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Merton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbridge Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlane Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nesham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dunlane Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dunlane Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunlane Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbridge Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnaby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thomson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Northern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northern Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnaby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waymar Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waymar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bethune Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bethune Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsbridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nesham Avenue | — |
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