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 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 Square (TS24 7EQ) 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 Square (TS24 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, where police recorded 328 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Approach (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.