Total Crime Rate
403.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheam Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Berwick Hills & Pallister , and the 44th 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 Cheam Avenue (TS3 8JX) in the last 12 months was 403.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher than the Berwick Hills & Pallister average (224.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 193.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheam Avenue (TS3 8JX), the main crime hotspot is near Homerton Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Berwick Hills & Pallister| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denham Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denham Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellamy Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bellamy Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charlbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottingham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cottingham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cottingham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cottingham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottingham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cranmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottingham Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfleet Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desford Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byfleet Avenue | 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 | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chertsey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Byfleet Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Byfleet Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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