Total Crime Rate
297.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
150.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Keith Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Longlands & Beechwood , and the 76th highest crime rate of 456 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 Keith Road (TS4 3AS) in the last 12 months was 297.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Longlands & Beechwood average (276.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 150.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keith Road (TS4 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedingham Close, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorndyke Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlesbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndyke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndyke Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulwood Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rylstone Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodville Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodville Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alnwick Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Safflower Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndyke Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndyke Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hedingham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvedere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hedingham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Birchwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Birchwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keithwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keithwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Court Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thorndyke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thorndyke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Skipton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thorndyke Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvedere Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bolton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Howard Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Almond Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurel Avenue | Under investigation |
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