Crime Rates at Dorset Street, Hartlepool, TS25 5SP

Dorset Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 38th 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 Dorset Street (TS25 5SP) in the last 12 months was 357.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 229.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Street (TS25 5SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penrhyn Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.