Total Crime Rate

290.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 290.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gatesgarth Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in De Bruce , and the 54th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gatesgarth Close (TS24 8RB) in the last 12 months was 290.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.8% higher than the De Bruce average (141.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatesgarth Close (TS24 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Allerton Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gatesgarth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Powlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Powlett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gatesgarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Powlett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Powlett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosthwaite Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viscount Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Milbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Viscount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Powlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Powlett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allerton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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