Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 26th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 139th 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 9PD) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the De Bruce average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Oswy Drive (TS24 9PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Oswy Shops, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willington Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Oswy Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whitrout Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitrout Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willington Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joyce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobson Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easington Road —
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Data Sources

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