Total Crime Rate
136.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranfield Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 205th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cranfield Avenue (TS3 9DL) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Brambles & Thorntree average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranfield Avenue (TS3 9DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barras Grove, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranfield Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millbrook Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marshall Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorntree Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berwick Hills Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Berwick Hills Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barras Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barras Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lilac Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pallister Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barras Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Territorial Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barras Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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