Total Crime Rate

259.3 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 259.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Hart Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headland & Harbour , and the 59th highest crime rate of 320 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 8QW) in the last 12 months was 259.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Headland & Harbour average (241.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Lane (TS26 8QW), the main crime hotspot is near Sheriff Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopps Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopps Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sheriff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sheriff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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