Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 41st lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 108th 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 Hart Lane (TS26 8QZ) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Lane (TS26 8QZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hart Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Furness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopps Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopps Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Christopher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Christopher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Christopher Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jobson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Murray Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murray Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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