Crime Rate in Foggy Furze, ward

Foggy Furze has the 4th highest crime rate of 12 wards in Hartlepool district and the 633rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 61st highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Foggy Furze in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Hartlepool district average (168.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Foggy Furze’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 497 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 640 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Foggy Furze ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ellison Street, with 111 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Jackson Street (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.