Total Crime Rate

242.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 242.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

College Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 100th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (TS3 9ES) in the last 12 months was 242.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Brambles & Thorntree average (163.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (TS3 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Repton Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Repton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brylston Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brylston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrington Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barsford Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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