Crime Rates at Stephen Street, Hartlepool, TS26 8QB

Stephen Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 17th 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 Stephen Street (TS26 8QB) in the last 12 months was 633.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 358.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephen Street (TS26 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stephen Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.