Total Crime Rate
2422.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1118.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 317 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 7DN) in the last 12 months was 2422.4 per 1,000 residents and was 608.8% 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 180 (≈ 1118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (TS24 7DN), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartlepool | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lanyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lanyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Lanyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Lanyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lanyard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartlepool | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartlepool | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hartlepool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartlepool | Under investigation |
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