Total Crime Rate

205.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 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 205.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 80th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Road (TS24 8LS) in the last 12 months was 205.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (TS24 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Brecongill Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Appleby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brecongill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Milbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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