Total Crime Rate

3210.9 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 3210.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1265.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 496.6 10/10
  • Other crime 374.2 10/10
  • Public order 285.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 170.1 10/10
  • Other theft 156.5 10/10
  • Drugs 142.9 10/10
  • Burglary 88.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 54.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 40.8 10/10
  • Robbery 34.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
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

York Road area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 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 York Road (TS26 8AP) in the last 12 months was 3210.9 per 1,000 residents and was 893.2% higher than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 186 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 1625.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (TS26 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, where police recorded 333 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (130 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/179)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynnfield Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Lynnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynnfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynnfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Middleton Grange Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Grange Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bailey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order York Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Middleton Grange Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Middleton Grange Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Middleton Grange Shopping Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Middleton Grange Shopping Centre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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