Total Crime Rate
216.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chestnut Drive area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Marton East , and the 114th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Drive (TS7 8BT) in the last 12 months was 216.2 per 1,000 residents and was 200.8% higher than the Marton East average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -4.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Drive (TS7 8BT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Marton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marton Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monarch Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Laurel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marton Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marton Shops | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marton Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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