Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Welldeck Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 119th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welldeck Road (TS26 8JS) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welldeck Road (TS26 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Stephen Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welldeck Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Everett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cundall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Topcliffe Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suggitt Street Under investigation
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 Raeburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raeburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raeburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suggitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suggitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suggitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Everett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Everett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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