Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 54.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preen Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 109th 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 Preen Drive (TS5 8AL) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Ayresome average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preen Drive (TS5 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preen Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fakenham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fakenham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhay Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mandale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mandale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1032 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1032 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1130 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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