Crime Rates at The Link, Middlesbrough, TS3 0NL

The Link area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Link (TS3 0NL) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Link (TS3 0NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burwell Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.