Total Crime Rate

3755.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2054.4 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 3755.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2054.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1653.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 571.4 10/10
  • Other crime 381.0 10/10
  • Public order 312.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 224.5 10/10
  • Drugs 176.9 10/10
  • Other theft 115.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.6 10/10
  • Burglary 61.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 47.6 10/10
  • Robbery 47.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 40.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
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

Victoria Road area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the highest crime rate of 317 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 Victoria Road (TS26 8DD) in the last 12 months was 3755.1 per 1,000 residents and was 998.8% 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 243 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 302 (≈ 2054.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (TS26 8DD), 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 Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/176)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gainford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Straker Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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