Total Crime Rate

243.5 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 243.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dowson Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in De Bruce , and the 67th 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 Dowson Road (TS24 9ND) in the last 12 months was 243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% higher than the De Bruce average (141.2 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowson Road (TS24 9ND), the main crime hotspot is near Bruntoft Avenue. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dowson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lamberd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bruntoft Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruntoft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruntoft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruntoft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bruntoft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dickens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willington Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanchester Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanchester Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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