Total Crime Rate

1032.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 1032.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 848.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Public order 39.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sitwell Walk area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Foggy Furze , and the 11th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sitwell Walk (TS25 4NA) in the last 12 months was 1032.4 per 1,000 residents and was 669.9% higher than the Foggy Furze average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sitwell Walk (TS25 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Walpole Road. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sitwell Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnold Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arnold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnold Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnold Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arnold Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Tynebrooke Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynebrooke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynebrooke Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Nash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Macaulay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brierton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Columbas Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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