Total Crime Rate

702.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

316.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 702.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 316.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.6 9/10
  • Public order 82.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.3 10/10
  • Other crime 38.0 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Robbery 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
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

Whinchat Close area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 15th highest crime rate of 317 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 Whinchat Close (TS26 0SD) in the last 12 months was 702.5 per 1,000 residents and was 221.2% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 316.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinchat Close (TS26 0SD), the main crime hotspot is near A179. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whinchat Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A179 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A179 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lightfoot Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lightfoot Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pounder Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A179 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pillowell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pillowell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Throston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A179 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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