Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fernwood Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 155th highest crime rate of 320 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 5LU) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernwood Avenue (TS25 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near Charterhouse Street. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fernwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rugby Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Charterhouse Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caledonian Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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