Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Middleton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (TS24 8DX) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Headland & Harbour average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (TS24 8DX), the main crime hotspot is near Murray Street. Police recorded 365 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Straker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joicey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Oswald'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Derwent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Young Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Young Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tuson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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