Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crathorne Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 217th highest crime rate of 456 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 Crathorne Crescent (TS5 4PE) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower than the Ayresome average (134.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crathorne Crescent (TS5 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Bethune Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crathorne Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethune Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ashling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nursery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mattison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnaby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Barnaby Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Barnaby Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashling Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ashling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunlane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlane Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bethune Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dunstable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashling Way

Data Sources

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