Total Crime Rate

234.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 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 234.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Alverstone Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 70th highest crime rate of 317 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 Alverstone Avenue (TS25 5AG) in the last 12 months was 234.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverstone Avenue (TS25 5AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jackson Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alverstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uppingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beachfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolviston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Patterdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northumberland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dorset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashgrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chez Nous Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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