Total Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.1 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 193.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 17.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Barton Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 86th 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 Barton Avenue (TS25 5AN) in the last 12 months was 193.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Avenue (TS25 5AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peebles Avenue, where police recorded 60 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 Barton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dorset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolviston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beachfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street 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
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Data Sources

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