Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Stratford Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stratford Road (TS25 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (TS25 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Jackson Street. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dorset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Close
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northumberland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alverstone Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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