Total Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 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 21.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elmwood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 30th 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 Elmwood Road (TS26 0JR) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Road (TS26 0JR), the main crime hotspot is near Pillowell Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exmoor Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenbank Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornhill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Torbay Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Torbay Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pillowell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pillowell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exmoor Grove —
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Data Sources

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