Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howden Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 149th 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 Howden Road (TS24 9PY) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howden Road (TS24 9PY), 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 Gibson Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joyce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gibson Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitrout Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Whitrout Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobson Place —
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Data Sources

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