Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 136.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chatham Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 119th 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 Chatham Road (TS24 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Road (TS24 8QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Grove. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Honour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raby Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Hornsey Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Challoner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Challoner Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Challoner Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wattie Moore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wattie Moore Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wattie Moore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Mews —
Apr 2026Burglary The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raby Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hazel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jesmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jesmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wynnstay Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakley Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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