Total Crime Rate
109.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brambles Farm area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 457 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 Brambles Farm (TS3 8DR) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Brambles & Thorntree average (163.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brambles Farm (TS3 8DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranfield Avenue (20 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marshall Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Telford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Territorial Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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