Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 35.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barley Close area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barley Close (TS26 0RN) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 175.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Close (TS26 0RN), the main crime hotspot is near Fellston Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryehill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knightsbridge Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Fellston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fellston Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fellston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fellston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cresswell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ryehill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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