Total Crime Rate
163.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worcester Gardens area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 104th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Gardens (TS25 1RD) in the last 12 months was 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worcester Gardens (TS25 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleridge Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Joan'S Grove (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowness Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Joan'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coleridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winter Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joan'S Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joan'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashgrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashgrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashgrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ashgrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ashgrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Joan'S Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faulder Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faulder Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Joan'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Joan'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Joan'S Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Joan'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Suffolk Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Suffolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Suffolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coleridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kathleen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakeland Walk | — |
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