Total Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gooseberry Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in De Bruce , and the 32nd 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 Gooseberry Close (TS26 0FH) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% lower than the De Bruce average (142.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gooseberry Close (TS26 0FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crocus Gardens, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranesbill Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cranesbill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Easington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Easington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeysuckle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Osprey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osprey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchid Road | — |
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