Total Crime Rate

318.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.6 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 318.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.6 10/10
  • Public order 50.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kesteven Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Fens & Greatham , and the 46th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kesteven Road (TS25 2NT) in the last 12 months was 318.0 per 1,000 residents and was 280.0% higher than the Fens & Greatham average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kesteven Road (TS25 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kesteven Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ibrox Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Iber Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Irvine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Irvine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Islay Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ian Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ian Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ian Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Caistor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ashby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stowmarket Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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