Total Crime Rate
784.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stonechat 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.
View Crime In Headland & Harbour| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A179 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Throston Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A179 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A179 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A179 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A179 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A179 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A179 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A179 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A179 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadows Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lightfoot Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lightfoot Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pounder Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A179 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Throston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A179 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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