Total Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 141.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hylton Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Fens & Greatham , and the 117th highest crime rate of 317 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 Hylton Road (TS26 0AD) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the Fens & Greatham average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (TS26 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Niven Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowcroft Mews (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hylton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chaplin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Niven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Niven Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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