Crime Rate in Headland & Harbour, ward

Headland & Harbour has the 2nd highest crime rate of 12 wards in Hartlepool district and the 182nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 15th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Headland & Harbour in the last 12 months was 241.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Hartlepool district average (168.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Headland & Harbour’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 685 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 138.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 856 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Headland & Harbour ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 378 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (64 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.