Total Crime Rate

477.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 477.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.5 10/10
  • Public order 48.4 10/10
  • Other crime 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cheam Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Berwick Hills & Pallister , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 456 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 477.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.0% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 232.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheam Avenue (TS3 8JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Homerton Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlbury Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheam Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cargo Fleet Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cargo Fleet Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cargo Fleet Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cargo Fleet Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cargo Fleet Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cargo Fleet Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cargo Fleet Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chertsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellamy Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Charlbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chertsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Desford Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Desford Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Desford Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desford Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfleet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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