Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Viscount Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in De Bruce , and the 95th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Viscount Close (TS24 0UN) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher than the De Bruce average (141.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viscount Close (TS24 0UN), the main crime hotspot is near Otterpool Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Viscount Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gatesgarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerpool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosthwaite Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viscount Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Viscount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clearpool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clearpool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clearpool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hindpool Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgepool Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heronspool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgepool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridgepool Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgepool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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