Total Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kestrel Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Fens & Greatham , and the 15th 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 Kestrel Close (TS26 0SP) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the Fens & Greatham average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kestrel Close (TS26 0SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nuthatch Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swallow Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthatch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthatch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nuthatch Close | Local resolution |
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