Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 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 91.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 32nd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 157th lowest 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 5LU) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernwood Avenue (TS25 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peebles Avenue, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charterhouse 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 (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kyle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peebles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charterhouse Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Charterhouse Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uppingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uppingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbrooke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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