Crime Rates at Wharton Street, Hartlepool, TS24 8BQ

Wharton Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 320 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 Wharton Street (TS24 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 3020.1 per 1,000 residents and was 834.1% higher than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 445 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 477.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharton Street (TS24 8BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, where police recorded 333 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (130 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.