Total Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Verner Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Verner Close (TS24 9RD) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the De Bruce average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Verner Close (TS24 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartville Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bournemouth Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleneagles Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensworth Crescent | — |
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