Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Asterley Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Asterley Drive (TS5 8QD) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Asterley Drive (TS5 8QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hadnall Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Preen Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hadnall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chalford Oaks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minsterley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Preen Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Corby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preen Drive | — |
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