Crime Rates at College Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 9EW

College Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 456 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 College Road (TS3 9EW) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Brambles & Thorntree average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (TS3 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobblewood, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.