Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 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 189.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Other crime 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 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

Dunholm Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 141st 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 Dunholm Avenue (TS3 0SQ) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunholm Avenue (TS3 0SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunholm Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fulbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbeck Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fulbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fulbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunholm Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kenmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Park Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Avenue South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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