Total Crime Rate

807.5 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 807.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 399.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Robbery 14.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • 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

York Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 12th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (TS26 9AD) in the last 12 months was 807.5 per 1,000 residents and was 149.8% higher than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 187.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (TS26 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Gainford Street. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northumberland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bailey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dorset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Penrhyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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