Total Crime Rate

7.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oakland Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 4th 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 Oakland Avenue (TS25 5LD) in the last 12 months was 7.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% lower than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakland Avenue (TS25 5LD), the main crime hotspot is near Melrose Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caledonian Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrooke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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