Total Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Joyce 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.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King Oswy Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Easington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Easington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dobson Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whitrout Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitrout Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King Oswy Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joyce Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King Oswy Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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