Total Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Drive (TS26 8NG) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 98.9% lower than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around North Drive (TS26 8NG), the main crime hotspot is near Welldeck Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oval Grange | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Grange | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welldeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welldeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenbank Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Welldeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hampstead Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Welldeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Welldeck Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hampstead Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hampstead Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lacey Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Grange | Under investigation |
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