Total Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elmwood Road area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 26th 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 0JS) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% lower than the Headland & Harbour average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmwood Road (TS26 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exmoor Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Torbay Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Exmoor Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmoor Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wiltshire Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Torbay Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Torbay Grove | Under investigation |
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