Total Crime Rate

190.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 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 190.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birkhall Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 139th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkhall Road (TS3 9LG) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% higher than the Brambles & Thorntree average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkhall Road (TS3 9LG), the main crime hotspot is near Shrewsbury Road. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkhall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shrewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alconbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alconbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alconbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alconbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Calverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grantley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kenmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kenmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ringwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery The Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Greenway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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