Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 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 272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bowfell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Berwick Hills & Pallister , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowfell Road (TS3 7QS) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Berwick Hills & Pallister average (217.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowfell Road (TS3 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowfell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorrien Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Place Shops Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Norfolk Place Shops Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Norfolk Place Shops Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Crossfell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossfell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Place Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Place Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culgaith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cannock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fewston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westerdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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