Total Crime Rate
80.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manton Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Manton Avenue (TS5 4QA) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manton Avenue (TS5 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collinson Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Price Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Preen Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chalford Oaks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Derby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fakenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Corby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preen Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guthrie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Preen Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Avenue | Under investigation |
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