Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walton Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 89th 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 Walton Avenue (TS5 7RN) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walton Avenue (TS5 7RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claude Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daleston Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawnby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkfield Avenue | — |
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