Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elwick Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 320 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 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwick Road (TS24 7QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Gainford Street. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 55 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Eden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street
Sep 2025Other crime Thirlmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Waldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northumberland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bailey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Burglary Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dorset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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