Total Crime Rate

297.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.3 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 297.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thorndyke Avenue 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 Thorndyke Avenue (TS4 3BL) 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 Thorndyke Avenue (TS4 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Thorndyke Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorndyke Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hadleigh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lythe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tranter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grassington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndyke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndyke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndyke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Thorndyke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorndyke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bolton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keithwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndyke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fordon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alnwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daleville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daleville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keithwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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