Total Crime Rate

1816.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

392.0 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 1816.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1084.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 392.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.0 10/10
  • Public order 68.0 10/10
  • Drugs 64.0 10/10
  • Robbery 52.0 10/10
  • Burglary 44.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
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

Christopher Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 5th highest crime rate of 317 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 Christopher Street (TS26 8PP) in the last 12 months was 1816.0 per 1,000 residents and was 431.4% higher than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 271 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 392.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Street (TS26 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Murray Street. Police recorded 365 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Murray Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joicey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Straker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Derwent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Young Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elcho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elcho Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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