Total Crime Rate

677.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

317.5 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 677.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 317.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 274.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.1 10/10
  • Burglary 42.7 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rydal Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 16th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rydal Street (TS26 9BA) in the last 12 months was 677.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% higher than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 317.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal Street (TS26 9BA), 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 Rydal Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colwyn Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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