Total Crime Rate

200.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartlepool Street North area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 269th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartlepool Street North (DH6 3AA) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher than the Trimdon and Thornley average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartlepool Street North (DH6 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coopers Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hartlepool Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Asquith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coopers Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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