Total Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jesmond Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 456 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 Jesmond Avenue (TS5 5JY) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Acklam average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jesmond Avenue (TS5 5JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambridge Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marion Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braemar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marion Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marion Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wroxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wroxton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kirkgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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