Total Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Formby Green area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Longlands & Beechwood , and the 188th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Formby Green (TS4 3JX) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Longlands & Beechwood average (272.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Formby Green (TS4 3JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Selkirk Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tranter Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longlands & Beechwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lythe Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grassington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grassington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rokeby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rokeby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rokeby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rokeby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selkirk Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selkirk Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selkirk Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lythe Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rokeby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gleneagles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tranter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Tranter Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tranter Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Westerham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westerham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rylstone Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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