Crime Rate in Brambles & Thorntree, ward

Brambles & Thorntree has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 389th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 40th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brambles & Thorntree in the last 12 months was 176.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Middlesbrough district average (194.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brambles & Thorntree’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 561 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 723 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brambles & Thorntree ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shrewsbury Road. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.