Crime Rate in Rural West, ward

Rural West has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 12 wards in Hartlepool district and the 2596th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rural West in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Hartlepool district average (168.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rural West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 147 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rural West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Niven Close, with 48 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blaise Garden Village (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.