Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elwick Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 128th 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 Elwick Road (TS24 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwick Road (TS24 7QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Gainford Street. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northumberland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Caroline Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dorset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penrhyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gainford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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