Total Crime Rate
71.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barrington Crescent 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 Barrington Crescent (TS3 9JD) 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 Barrington Crescent (TS3 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Barras Grove. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobblewood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keld House Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Calverley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Calverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Calverley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobblewood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barras Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Berwick Hills Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barras Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brylston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barras Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berwick Hills Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barras Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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