Total Crime Rate
818.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cornwall Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 11th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwall Street (TS25 5RY) in the last 12 months was 818.2 per 1,000 residents and was 153.1% higher 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 500.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornwall Street (TS25 5RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellison Street, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jackson Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burn Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thirlmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Caledonian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caledonian Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charterhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Colenso Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colenso Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charterhouse Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charterhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charterhouse Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charterhouse Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charterhouse Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rugby Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charterhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rugby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melrose Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oban Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Devon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Devon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledonian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charterhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Devon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kimberley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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