Total Crime Rate
2273.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 3rd 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 Church Street (TS24 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 2273.3 per 1,000 residents and was 603.2% higher than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 220.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 1043.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (TS24 7DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Station Approach. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burn Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartlepool | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartlepool | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Empire Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empire Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hartlepool | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lanyard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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