Total Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blanchland Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 171st highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blanchland Road (TS3 0HD) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Brambles & Thorntree average (176.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blanchland Road (TS3 0HD), the main crime hotspot is near Blanchland Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blanchland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Burglary Ordsall Green Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Otley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherby Green Under investigation
Mar 2026Other crime Netherby Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Drugs Orpington Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Burglary Otley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Endeston Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Other theft Blanchland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Blanchland Road
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Ordsall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Newlyn Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordsall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Drugs Ormston Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Possession of weapons Ormston Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Marham Close
Mar 2026Other crime Kelsall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinross Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Kinross Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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