Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Grimwood 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 Grimwood Avenue (TS3 9BG) 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 Grimwood Avenue (TS3 9BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grimwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfleet Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Territorial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kedward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kedward Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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