Total Crime Rate

263.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 263.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 180.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fernwood Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 65th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernwood Avenue (TS25 5LT) in the last 12 months was 263.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernwood Avenue (TS25 5LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peebles Avenue, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jackson Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fernwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uppingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beachfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uppingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
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 Rossall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rossall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolviston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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