Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 47.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Joyce Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Joyce Road (TS24 9QL) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joyce Road (TS24 9QL), 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 Wolsingham Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Joyce Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easington Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobson Place
Apr 2026Drugs Whitrout Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitrout Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joyce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Oswy Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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