Total Crime Rate

1880.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

677.4 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 1880.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 677.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 562.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 509.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 262.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 124.4 10/10
  • Public order 119.8 10/10
  • Drugs 64.5 10/10
  • Other theft 48.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.6 10/10
  • Other crime 30.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.7 10/10
  • Robbery 25.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
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

Middleton Grange Shopping Centre area has the 4th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 4th 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 Middleton Grange Shopping Centre (TS24 7RD) in the last 12 months was 1880.2 per 1,000 residents and was 450.2% higher than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 8 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 294 (≈ 677.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Grange Shopping Centre (TS24 7RD), 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 Police Station (150 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Grange Shopping Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucan Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lucan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Errol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleton Grange Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Middleton Grange Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Grange Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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