Total Crime Rate

297.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 297.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 36.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lime Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 51st highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Crescent (TS24 8JP) in the last 12 months was 297.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Crescent (TS24 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Grove, where police recorded 218 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Grove (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tommy Mcguigan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivy Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ivy Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harold Hornsey Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wynnstay Gardens
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harold Hornsey Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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