Crime Rates at Church Square, Hartlepool, TS24 7EU

Church Square 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 Church Square (TS24 7EU) 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 Church Square (TS24 7EU), 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.