Total Crime Rate
472.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South Bank Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 31st highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around South Bank Road (TS3 8AB) in the last 12 months was 472.5 per 1,000 residents and was 189.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Bank Road (TS3 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumont Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peaton Street (30 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 | Burglary | Thornton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaumont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South View Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maria Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maria Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maltby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wake Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beaumont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hovingham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brewsdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pilkington Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewsdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maria Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jefferson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peaton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thornton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beaumont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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