Total Crime Rate

313.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

198.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 313.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 198.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Murray Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 51st highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Murray Street (TS26 8RG) in the last 12 months was 313.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 198.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murray Street (TS26 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Murray Street. Police recorded 365 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murray Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cameron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cameron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Straker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cameron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Christopher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christopher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cameron Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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