Total Crime Rate

374.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.2 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 374.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 22nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 32nd 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 8HE) in the last 12 months was 374.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 189.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Murray Street. Police recorded 365 crimes here, including 57 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 (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lowthian Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elcho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elcho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elcho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elcho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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