Total Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 33.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hart Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 60th 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 Hart Lane (TS26 8NL) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Lane (TS26 8NL), 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 Hart Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lacey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oval Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Grange —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welldeck Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornhill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Apr 2026Public order Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Suggitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welldeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welldeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welldeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suggitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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