Total Crime Rate

219.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.5 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 219.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ferndale Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 120th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale Avenue (TS3 9DS) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Avenue (TS3 9DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Court, where police recorded 44 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Territorial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Hills Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Berwick Hills Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pallister Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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