Total Crime Rate

358.1 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 358.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Other crime 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lancaster Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 37th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Road (TS24 8LP) in the last 12 months was 358.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 227.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (TS24 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Brecongill Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brecongill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brecongill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecongill Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milner Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marina Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Milbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henderson Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tuson Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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