Total Crime Rate

526.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

273.3 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 526.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 273.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Burglary 46.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Drugs 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • 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

Harcourt Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 24th 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 Harcourt Street (TS26 8LN) in the last 12 months was 526.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 273.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harcourt Street (TS26 8LN), 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 Harcourt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welldeck Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suggitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Suggitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Suggitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mulgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Welldeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suggitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Byron Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brafferton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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