Total Crime Rate

208.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 208.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • 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

Milton Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 77th 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 Milton Road (TS26 8EA) in the last 12 months was 208.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (TS26 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Stephen Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hutton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hutton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hutton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hutton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hutton Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poole Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brafferton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welldeck Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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