Total Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Valley Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Fens & Greatham , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Drive (TS26 0AX) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% lower than the Fens & Greatham average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valley Drive (TS26 0AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coniscliffe Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Vale (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chaplin Lane | Under investigation |
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