Total Crime Rate

763.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 763.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 419.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.8 10/10
  • Public order 43.0 10/10
  • Robbery 29.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shrewsbury Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 17th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shrewsbury Road (TS3 9LY) in the last 12 months was 763.4 per 1,000 residents and was 337.4% higher than the Brambles & Thorntree average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 177.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Road (TS3 9LY), 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 Shrewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grasby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durnford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alconbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alconbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barholm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ringwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alconbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Greenway 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 2026Robbery Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chingford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alconbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alconbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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