Crime Rate in Victoria, ward

Victoria has the 3rd highest crime rate of 12 wards in Hartlepool district and the 283rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 31st highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Victoria in the last 12 months was 203.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Hartlepool district average (168.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Victoria’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 743 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 10 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 915 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Victoria ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 130 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.