Total Crime Rate

270.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 270.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellmead Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 456 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 Wellmead Road (TS3 9JR) in the last 12 months was 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher than the Brambles & Thorntree average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellmead Road (TS3 9JR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wellmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery The Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barras Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carisbrooke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barras Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barras Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barras Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grantley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Calverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Calverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs The Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carisbrooke Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Alconbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alconbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Calverley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brylston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alconbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alconbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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