Total Crime Rate

160.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.1 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 160.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • 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

King Oswy Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 106th 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 King Oswy Drive (TS24 9LS) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Oswy Drive (TS24 9LS), 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 King Oswy Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Annandale Crescent 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 2026Other crime Willington Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carrick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Davison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruntoft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Annandale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Annandale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Skelton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Skelton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Skelton Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Court —
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Data Sources

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