Total Crime Rate
157.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakley Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 107th 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 Oakley Gardens (TS24 8QW) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakley Gardens (TS24 8QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Crescent, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatham Gardens (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Helmsley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brian Honour Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brian Honour Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Copse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wattie Moore Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wattie Moore Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ritchie Humphreys Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lime Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jesmond Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raby Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jesmond Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raby Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jesmond Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Helmsley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmsley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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