Total Crime Rate

207.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.0 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 207.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colwyn Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 78th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colwyn Road (TS26 9AL) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwyn Road (TS26 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellison Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rydal Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colwyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwyn Road —
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 2026Other crime Keswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uppingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uppingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhyn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Penrhyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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