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

Colwyn 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 Colwyn Road (TS26 9AG) 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 Colwyn Road (TS26 9AG), 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 Colwyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dorset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thirlmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flaxton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flaxton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flaxton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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