Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.4 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elwick Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Fens & Greatham , and the 93rd 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 Elwick Road (TS26 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the Fens & Greatham average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 383.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwick Road (TS26 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Meadowcroft Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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