Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 49.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britain Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britain Avenue (TS5 7AT) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Acklam average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britain Avenue (TS5 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britain Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Acklam Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Reeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reeth Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Thirlmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1032 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfield Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Acklam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acklam Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1032 β€”
Sep 2025Public order Westgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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