Crime Rates at Wardale Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8TH

Wardale Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Kader , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wardale Avenue (TS5 8TH) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% higher than the Kader average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardale Avenue (TS5 8TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martindale, where police recorded 31 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.