Total Crime Rate
143.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crinklewood area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 192nd 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 Crinklewood (TS3 9RF) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crinklewood (TS3 9RF), 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 | Chingford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Calverley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durnford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chingford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Calverley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Calverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crestwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Carisbrooke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Copperwood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carisbrooke Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shrewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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