Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • 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 · 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 lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8EN) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8EN), 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 (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Christopher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brafferton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hutton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street 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 2026Vehicle crime Hutton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hutton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mulgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Poole Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hutton Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Hutton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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