Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 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

Oakley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oakley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Helmsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Honour Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Honour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wattie Moore Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wattie Moore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ritchie Humphreys Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lime Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jesmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raby Square
Apr 2026Other crime Jesmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raby Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Mews
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Helmsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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