Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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.
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Crime overview

Stoneleigh 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.

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Crime Over Time in Stoneleigh Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chalford Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Preen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guthrie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Corby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fakenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preen Drive
Apr 2026Shoplifting Preen Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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