Total Crime Rate
543.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitby Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitby Street (TS24 7AB) in the last 12 months was 543.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitby Street (TS24 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Station Approach. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Lanyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lanyard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Lanyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartlepool | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartlepool | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartlepool | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lanyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartlepool | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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