Total Crime Rate

361.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 361.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

The Front area has the 4th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Fens & Greatham , and the 37th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Front (TS25 1DA) in the last 12 months was 361.4 per 1,000 residents and was 331.8% higher than the Fens & Greatham average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Front (TS25 1DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Front area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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