Total Crime Rate

285.2 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 285.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Robbery 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Elwick Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 56th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elwick Road (TS26 9AU) in the last 12 months was 285.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 159.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwick Road (TS26 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellison Street, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elwick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flaxton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansbeck Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flaxton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Penrhyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flaxton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Caroline Street Under investigation
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 Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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