Total Crime Rate

254.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 254.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.6 10/10
  • Burglary 38.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Longlands & Beechwood , and the 93rd 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 The Avenue (TS5 6SB) in the last 12 months was 254.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Longlands & Beechwood average (272.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (TS5 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Eastbourne Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherryfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Emerson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Grove Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Westwood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Westwood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenscroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emerson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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