Crime Rates at Blake Street, Hartlepool, TS26 8QY

Blake Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 65th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blake Street (TS26 8QY) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 244.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blake Street (TS26 8QY), the main crime hotspot is near Murray Street. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.