Total Crime Rate
472.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cargo Fleet Lane 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 Cargo Fleet Lane (TS3 8EJ) 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 Cargo Fleet Lane (TS3 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brambles & Thorntree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chertsey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hawk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cargo Fleet Shops | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cargo Fleet Shops | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cargo Fleet Shops | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chertsey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cranmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hawk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawk Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cargo Fleet Shops | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Admirals Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Admirals Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Byfleet Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Byfleet Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byfleet Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westerby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westerby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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