Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

This area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 128th 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 This (TS26 8QP) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TS26 8QP, 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 TS26 8QP area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Byron Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Poole Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus 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 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street
Apr 2026Other theft Helmsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mulgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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