Total Crime Rate
154.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chestnut Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Marton East , and the 180th highest crime rate of 456 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 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 136.1% higher than the Marton East average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Drive (TS7 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marton Shops (11 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 | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Marton Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Planetree Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rosewood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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