Total Crime Rate

273.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 273.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hastings Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 61st highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hastings Place (TS24 9BL) in the last 12 months was 273.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% higher than the De Bruce average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 189.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Place (TS24 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Harrison Place. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hastings Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lightfoot Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Davison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Annandale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Annandale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Carrick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lightfoot Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pounder Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Horsley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Skelton Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Court

Data Sources

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