Total Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kimmerton Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 25th 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 Kimmerton Avenue (TS5 8LD) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Ayresome average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kimmerton Avenue (TS5 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earlsdon Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mainsforth Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ayresome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Staindrop Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staindrop Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Earlsdon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mainsforth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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.