Total Crime Rate

3210.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 3210.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1265.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 496.6 10/10
  • Other crime 374.2 10/10
  • Public order 285.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 170.1 10/10
  • Other theft 156.5 10/10
  • Drugs 142.9 10/10
  • Burglary 88.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 54.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 40.8 10/10
  • Robbery 34.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
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

Murray Street area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Murray Street (TS26 8PG) in the last 12 months was 3210.9 per 1,000 residents and was 893.2% higher 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 186 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 1625.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murray Street (TS26 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murray Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/148)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Errol Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elliott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lowthian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elliott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tankerville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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