Total Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fareham Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Fens & Greatham , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fareham Close (TS25 2QS) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Fens & Greatham average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fareham Close (TS25 2QS), the main crime hotspot is near Stowmarket Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boston Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stowmarket Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Caistor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fareham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Truro Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boston Close | Under investigation |
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