Total Crime Rate

331.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.9 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 331.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.3 10/10
  • Burglary 40.7 10/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sheriff Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8EG) in the last 12 months was 331.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 127.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8EG), 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 Sheriff Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Byron Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suggitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Suggitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Suggitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Suggitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suggitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suggitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brafferton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mulgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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