Total Crime Rate
150.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunmow Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 185th highest crime rate of 457 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 Dunmow Avenue (TS3 0HF) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Brambles & Thorntree average (163.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunmow Avenue (TS3 0HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Crescent, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otley Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brambles & Thorntree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartland Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newlyn Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Netherby Green | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ordsall Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lealholm Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordsall Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balmoral Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindisfarne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindisfarne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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