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

Turford Avenue 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 Turford Avenue (TS3 9BD) 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 Turford Avenue (TS3 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cargo Fleet Shops, where police recorded 58 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 Turford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elvington Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cargo Fleet Shops 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Admirals Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Admirals Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cargo Fleet Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elvington Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cargo Fleet Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byfleet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byfleet Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byfleet Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfleet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cargo Fleet Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admirals Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cargo Fleet Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cargo Fleet Shops Under investigation

Data Sources

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