Total Crime Rate

184.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lizard Walk area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 93rd 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 Lizard Walk (TS24 7HX) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lizard Walk (TS24 7HX), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Street. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lizard Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhaven Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moreland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Newhaven Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clark Street —
Apr 2026Public order Whitby Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pilgrim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreland Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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