Total Crime Rate
54.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stoneleigh Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 107th 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 Stoneleigh Avenue (TS5 8AR) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Ayresome average (134.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoneleigh Avenue (TS5 8AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collinson Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Price Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chalford Oaks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Preen Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guthrie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Corby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fakenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preen Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Preen Drive | Under investigation |
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