Total Crime Rate

493.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

253.5 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 493.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 253.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.4 10/10
  • Public order 37.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Dent Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 25th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dent Street (TS26 8AX) in the last 12 months was 493.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 253.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dent Street (TS26 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murray Street, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (150 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/178)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murray Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stotfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Straker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stotfold Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stotfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wharton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Middleton Grange Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wharton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joicey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Errol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Errol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleton Grange Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Grange Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elcho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elcho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elcho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elcho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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