Total Crime Rate
143.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakley 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 Oakley Gardens (TS24 8QW) 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 Oakley Gardens (TS24 8QW), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Grove. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Headland & Harbour| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jesmond Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challoner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challoner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challoner Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challoner Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challoner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challoner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challoner Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Challoner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Challoner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Helmsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wattie Moore Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Everett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Everett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Everett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Everett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acclom Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
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