Total Crime Rate

287.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 287.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Drugs 40.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • 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

Westbourne Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 58th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (TS25 5RB) in the last 12 months was 287.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (TS25 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellison Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rydal Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwyn Road
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 Wolviston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street
Apr 2026Other crime Keswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street
Apr 2026Public order Burn Valley Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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