Total Crime Rate

403.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 403.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.9 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottingham Drive 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 Cottingham Drive (TS3 8JZ) 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 Cottingham Drive (TS3 8JZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cottingham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cargo Fleet Shops —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Byfleet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Charlbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cargo Fleet Shops Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cottingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cottingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Denham Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfleet Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Byfleet Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Byfleet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cargo Fleet Shops Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admirals Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Admirals Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Admirals Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Admirals Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cargo Fleet Shops Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cotswold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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