Total Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westbrooke Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Foggy Furze , and the 48th 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 Westbrooke Avenue (TS25 5HS) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Foggy Furze average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbrooke Avenue (TS25 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peebles Avenue, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tanfield Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbrooke Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beachfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolviston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kyle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbrooke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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