Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melton Walk area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 207th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton Walk (TS8 9NB) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Hemlington average (201.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Walk (TS8 9NB), the main crime hotspot is near Mowbray Drive. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melton Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spaunton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lynmouth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhaven Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhaven Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pineda Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pineda Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mowbray Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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