Total Crime Rate

314.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.6 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 314.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dowson Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 48th 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 Dowson Road (TS24 9ND) in the last 12 months was 314.9 per 1,000 residents and was 121.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 152.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowson Road (TS24 9ND), 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 Dowson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruntoft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruntoft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Bruntoft Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willington Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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