Total Crime Rate

234.3 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 234.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rainsford Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 104th 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 Rainsford Crescent (TS3 9HF) in the last 12 months was 234.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 132.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainsford Crescent (TS3 9HF), the main crime hotspot is near Wayside Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rainsford Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Wayside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wayside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wayside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Repton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Repton Road
Sep 2025Drugs Wayside Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Skipper'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainsford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Skipper'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencerfield Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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