Total Crime Rate
3210.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria 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 Victoria Road (TS26 8DD) 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 Victoria Road (TS26 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 253 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.
View Crime In Burn Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barbara Mann Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Christopher Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Christopher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christopher Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christopher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christopher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Christopher Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynnfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middleton Grange Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Laburnum Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynnfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lynnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Johnson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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