Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashley Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 112th 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 Ashley Gardens (TS24 8QR) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 144.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Gardens (TS24 8QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephen Street, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Grove (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens 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 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatham Gardens
Sep 2025Burglary Chatham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chatham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chatham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Gardens 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 Ashley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acclom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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