Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 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 23.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ullswater Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Ullswater Avenue (TS5 7DN) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ullswater Avenue (TS5 7DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coniston Shops (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Middlesbrough

Crime Over Time in Ullswater Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Public order Coniston Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coniston Shops Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coniston Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oldford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oldford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acklam Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.