Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chester Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 131st highest 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 Chester Road (TS24 8FD) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Headland & Harbour average (241.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (TS24 8FD), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Grove. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jobson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jobson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopps Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopps Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Oswald'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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