Total Crime Rate
95.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Topcroft Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Berwick Hills & Pallister , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 457 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 Topcroft Close (TS3 0BG) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Berwick Hills & Pallister average (224.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Topcroft Close (TS3 0BG), the main crime hotspot is near Huntley Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Berwick Hills & Pallister| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sidcup Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidcup Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenilworth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sidcup Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selset Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selset Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Huntley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Huntley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Huntley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hillingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillingdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southmead Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmead Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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