Total Crime Rate

176.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 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 176.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Robbery 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Huntley Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Berwick Hills & Pallister , and the 158th 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 Huntley Close (TS3 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Berwick Hills & Pallister average (217.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huntley Close (TS3 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huntley Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otley Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Huntley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Endeston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carmarthen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carmarthen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmarthen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carmarthen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carmarthen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orpington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lealholm Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sidcup Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sidcup Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Radnor Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Otley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selset Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radnor Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penistone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penistone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidcup Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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