Total Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amesbury Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 53rd 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 Amesbury Crescent (TS8 9HR) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Hemlington average (201.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amesbury Crescent (TS8 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boscombe Gardens, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eddison Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hemlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cramlington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eddison Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmstone Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmstone Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boscombe Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corbridge Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abberley Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eddison Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstone Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abberley Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cramlington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abberley Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boscombe Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeworth Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeworth Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeworth Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edgeworth Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avalon Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Viewley Hill Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeworth Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cramlington Close | Local resolution |
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