Total Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ridley 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.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oldford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Embleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Embleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Embleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Embleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oldford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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