Total Crime Rate
333.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
144.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Willow Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 41st highest crime rate of 317 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 Willow Walk (TS24 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 144.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willow Walk (TS24 8LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Grove. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ivy Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Challoner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Challoner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Challoner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wynnstay Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Hornsey Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howbeck Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckleberry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Buckleberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crickethollow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hazel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wattie Moore Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chatham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chatham Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wattie Moore Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wattie Moore Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Copse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mickey Barron Close | Under investigation |
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