Total Crime Rate
181.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chesterwood area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brambles & Thorntree , and the 147th 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 Chesterwood (TS3 9RP) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Brambles & Thorntree average (163.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chesterwood (TS3 9RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barsford Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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 | Brylston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Calverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wellmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesneywood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesneywood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barsford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barsford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobblewood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrington Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobblewood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobblewood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobblewood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brylston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlewood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlewood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castlewood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castlewood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copperwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Calverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keld House Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castlewood | Local resolution |
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