Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Howden Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in De Bruce , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howden Road (TS24 9PY) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howden Road (TS24 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Dobson Place. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In De Bruce

Crime Over Time in Howden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dobson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gibson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dobson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dobson Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Speeding Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porrett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porrett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hirdman Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑