Total Crime Rate

153.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 109th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Road (TS24 8LR) in the last 12 months was 153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (TS24 8LR), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Milbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marina Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Appleby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brecongill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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