Total Crime Rate

3755.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2054.4 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 3755.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2054.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1653.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 571.4 10/10
  • Other crime 381.0 10/10
  • Public order 312.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 224.5 10/10
  • Drugs 176.9 10/10
  • Other theft 115.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.6 10/10
  • Burglary 61.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 47.6 10/10
  • Robbery 47.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 40.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
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

Victoria Road area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 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 Victoria Road (TS24 7SD) in the last 12 months was 3755.1 per 1,000 residents and was 998.8% 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 243 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 302 (≈ 2054.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (TS24 7SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murray Street, where police recorded 365 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 Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucan Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucan Street
Apr 2026Other theft Belk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lowthian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lowthian Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowthian Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lucan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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