Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 93.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridley Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridley Avenue (TS5 7AP) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Acklam average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridley Avenue (TS5 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lane, where police recorded 22 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ridley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Oldford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oldford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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