Crime Rate in Throston, ward

Throston has the 6th lowest crime rate of 12 wards in Hartlepool district and the 1775th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 155th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Throston in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Hartlepool district average (168.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Throston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 387 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 87.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 473 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Throston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Willow Grove, with 218 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Oak Grove (44 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.