Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Dorchester Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in De Bruce , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 320 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 Dorchester Drive (TS24 9QY) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Drive (TS24 9QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Speeding Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Miller Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lulworth Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Howard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bamburgh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brough Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bamburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Speeding Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clavering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gibson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clavering Road —
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Data Sources

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