Total Crime Rate
135.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Melton 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.
View Crime In Hemlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spaunton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lynmouth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhaven Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhaven Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pineda Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pineda Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mowbray Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mowbray Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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