Total Crime Rate

239.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.5 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 239.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 38th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 69th 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 Hart Lane (TS26 8NW) in the last 12 months was 239.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 168.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 194.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Lane (TS26 8NW), 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 (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Poole Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mulgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welldeck Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brafferton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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