Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kimmerton Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 77th 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 Kimmerton Avenue (TS5 8LD) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% 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 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Partridge Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Staindrop Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Earlsdon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Throckley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Earlsdon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Earlsdon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Earlsdon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Earlsdon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotherstone Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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