Total Crime Rate
154.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chingford Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 181st 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 Chingford Avenue (TS3 9LT) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chingford Avenue (TS3 9LT), 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.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kenmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chingford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durnford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shrewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Copperwood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Revesby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woburn Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woburn Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barholm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadwell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadwell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadwell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kenmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chingford Avenue | Under investigation |
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