Total Crime Rate

177.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Horse Chestnut Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ayresome , and the 157th 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 Horse Chestnut Close (TS8 9GH) in the last 12 months was 177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Ayresome average (134.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horse Chestnut Close (TS8 9GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wild Cherry Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horse Chestnut Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horse Chestnut Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Horse Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horse Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Cherry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Peterson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Chestnut Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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