Crime Rates at Sheriff Street, Hartlepool, TS26 8HL

Sheriff Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 7th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8HL) in the last 12 months was 1220.0 per 1,000 residents and was 277.4% higher than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 304.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheriff Street (TS26 8HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murray Street, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lucan Street (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.