Total Crime Rate
165.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chingford Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 162nd 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 Chingford Avenue (TS3 9LT) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chingford Avenue (TS3 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Shrewsbury Road. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 39 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottonwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chingford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kenmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copperwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Revesby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castlewood | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castlewood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castlewood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlewood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlewood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chingford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bamboo Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Althorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Burwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadwell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cadwell Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cadwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kenmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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