Total Crime Rate

163.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 163.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Worcester 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.

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Crime Over Time in Worcester Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Joan'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Joan'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Joan'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashgrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashgrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashgrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashgrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashgrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Joan'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faulder Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faulder Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Joan'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Joan'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Joan'S Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Joan'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Close
Apr 2026Burglary Suffolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Suffolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kathleen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeland Walk

Data Sources

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