Total Crime Rate

259.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 259.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Finchley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 59th highest crime rate of 320 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 Finchley Road (TS24 8QB) in the last 12 months was 259.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (TS24 8QB), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Grove. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chatham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wynnstay Gardens
Sep 2025Drugs Chatham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chatham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatham Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tommy Mcguigan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harold Hornsey Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Harold Hornsey Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Challoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Challoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mickey Barron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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