Total Crime Rate

247.6 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 247.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 66th highest crime rate of 320 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 247.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (TS24 8LS), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viscount Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brecongill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecongill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brecongill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosthwaite Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Milbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Viscount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gatesgarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecongill Close —
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Data Sources

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