Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheriff Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 139th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8EN) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near Sheriff Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Christopher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Christopher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Christopher Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tankerville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tankerville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tankerville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cundall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Sheriff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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