Total Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kedward Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kedward Avenue (TS3 9BA) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Brambles & Thorntree average (163.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kedward Avenue (TS3 9BA), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawk Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kedward Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hawk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cotswold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswold Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotswold Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotswold Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfleet Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kedward Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hawk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cargo Fleet Shops | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Merlin Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cargo Fleet Shops | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cargo Fleet Shops | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lilac Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cargo Fleet Shops | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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