Total Crime Rate

202.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.6 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 202.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Other crime 19.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Smyth Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smyth Place (TS24 9HT) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 107.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smyth Place (TS24 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Miers Avenue. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smyth Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearl Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sedgewick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sedgewick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedgewick Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruce Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bruce Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruce Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearl Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Warren Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arkley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgewick Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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