Crime Rate in De Bruce, ward

De Bruce has the 6th highest crime rate of 12 wards in Hartlepool district and the 743rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 73rd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in De Bruce in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Hartlepool district average (168.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, De Bruce’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 476 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 579 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the De Bruce ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Harrison Place. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.