Total Crime Rate

294.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 294.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 185.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Howard Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 55th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Street (TS24 0DN) in the last 12 months was 294.8 per 1,000 residents and was 107.2% higher than the De Bruce average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street (TS24 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Thorpe Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hartlepool

Crime Over Time in Howard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederic Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leas Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leas Grove —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑