Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Other crime 16.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castlewood area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlewood (TS3 9RB) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlewood (TS3 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Bamboo Way. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castlewood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Castlewood Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Chesneywood Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Calverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castlewood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chingford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chingford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesneywood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copperwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottonwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bamboo Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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