Total Crime Rate

423.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

270.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 423.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 270.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 244.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 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

Lancaster Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 28th 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 Lancaster Road (TS24 8LP) in the last 12 months was 423.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 270.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (TS24 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brecongill Close, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wharton Terrace (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Tuson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brecongill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marina Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Milbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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