Total Crime Rate

278.9 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 278.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beresford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alconbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barras Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colmore Avenue
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wellmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Avenue
Sep 2025Other crime Barras Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barras Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barras Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barras Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Colmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barras Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barras Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barsford Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barsford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marshall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Colmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millbrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keld House Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alconbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alconbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calverley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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