Total Crime Rate

290.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.7 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 290.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Public order 38.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Other crime 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Skelton Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 57th highest crime rate of 317 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 Skelton Street (TS24 9JB) in the last 12 months was 290.7 per 1,000 residents and was 104.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 135.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelton Street (TS24 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Bruntoft Avenue. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skelton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruntoft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Close 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Davison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Miers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruntoft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Carrick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bruntoft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruntoft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruntoft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruntoft Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Skelton Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Skelton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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