Total Crime Rate
41.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsley Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Foggy Furze , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 320 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 Kingsley Avenue (TS25 5JS) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower than the Foggy Furze average (151.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsley Avenue (TS25 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Waverley Terrace. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Foggy Furze| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Sycamores | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trentbrooke Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tristram Avenue | Under investigation |
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