Total Crime Rate

413.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 413.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.9 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Drugs 30.9 10/10
  • Other crime 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • 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 21st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 30th highest crime rate of 320 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 413.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 208.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Murray Street. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 41 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 Elcho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joicey Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynnfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynnfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lynnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynnfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joicey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joicey Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Joicey Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joicey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Joicey Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ridley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rodney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sheriff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jobson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lowthian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Derwent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Christopher Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sheriff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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