Total Crime Rate

784.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 784.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 272.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.9 9/10
  • Public order 76.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Other theft 44.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Other crime 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
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

Stonechat Close area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 13th highest crime rate of 320 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 Stonechat Close (TS26 0SE) in the last 12 months was 784.8 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% higher than the Headland & Harbour average (241.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 360.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stonechat Close (TS26 0SE), the main crime hotspot is near A179. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stonechat Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A179 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Throston Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting A179 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A179 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A179 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A179 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A179 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs A179 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A179 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A179 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadows Walk
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lightfoot Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lightfoot Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pounder Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery A179 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Throston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A179 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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