Total Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Henry Smith Terrace area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Henry Smith Terrace (TS24 0PD) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the De Bruce average (142.3 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Smith Terrace (TS24 0PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heugh Chare (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Henry Smith Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heugh Chare Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentilly Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pentilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Olive Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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