Total Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakland Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 17th 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 Oakland Avenue (TS25 5LD) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakland Avenue (TS25 5LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peebles Avenue, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melrose Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Peebles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Peebles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westbrooke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peebles Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Peebles Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Peebles Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beachfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peebles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peebles Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fernwood Avenue | Under investigation |
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