Total Crime Rate

545.0 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 545.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Other crime 37.9 10/10
  • Burglary 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 16th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 21st highest crime rate of 320 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 Elwick Road (TS26 9BB) in the last 12 months was 545.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 246.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwick Road (TS26 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellison Street, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Street (24 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rugby Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colenso Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colenso Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Marlborough Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street

Data Sources

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