Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vicarage Gardens area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Gardens (TS25 1TU) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Gardens (TS25 1TU), the main crime hotspot is near Gainford Street. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Penrhyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Eden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Penrhyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moyne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moyne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moyne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moyne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penrhyn Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moyne Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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