Crime Rates at Church Square, Hartlepool, TS24 7EQ

Church Square 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 Square (TS24 7EQ) 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 Square (TS24 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Middleton Grange Shopping Centre. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.