Total Crime Rate
396.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorpe Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in De Bruce , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 320 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 Thorpe Street (TS24 0DX) in the last 12 months was 396.0 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% higher than the De Bruce average (141.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 188.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorpe Street (TS24 0DX), the main crime hotspot is near Thorpe Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In De Bruce| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Burke Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorpe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Earl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burke Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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