Total Crime Rate

170.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Balmoral Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 165th 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 Balmoral Road (TS3 0ND) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower than the Brambles & Thorntree average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (TS3 0ND), the main crime hotspot is near Netley Grove. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lealholm Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lealholm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Endeston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carmarthen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pritchett Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pritchett Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bournemouth Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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