Total Crime Rate

770.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.7 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 770.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 356.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.0 10/10
  • Public order 61.0 10/10
  • Robbery 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leyburn Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 13th highest crime rate of 317 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 Leyburn Street (TS26 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 770.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.3% higher than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 234.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburn Street (TS26 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gainford Street. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leyburn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwyn Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Keswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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