Total Crime Rate
278.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beresford Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 73rd 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 Beresford Crescent (TS3 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 278.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 123.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beresford Crescent (TS3 9JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Alconbury Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brambles & Thorntree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alconbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barras Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colmore Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wellmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Millbrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millbrook Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millbrook Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barras Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barras Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barras Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barras Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colmore Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barras Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barras Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barsford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barsford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marshall Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Millbrook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colmore Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keld House Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alconbury Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alconbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alconbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanson Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Road | Under investigation |
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