Total Crime Rate

752.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

225.3 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 752.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 225.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.4 10/10
  • Burglary 82.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Robbery 22.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queensway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 18th 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 Queensway (TS3 8TF) in the last 12 months was 752.8 per 1,000 residents and was 331.3% higher than the Brambles & Thorntree average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 225.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (TS3 8TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Telford Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1085 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queensway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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