Total Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 33.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birchwood Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Marton East , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchwood Road (TS7 8DF) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Marton East average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Road (TS7 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cypress Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchwood Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garstang Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garstang Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garstang Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riversway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riversway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riversway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Farington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Road —
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Data Sources

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