Total Crime Rate

264.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.0 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 264.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 36th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 64th highest crime rate of 317 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 Colwyn Road (TS26 9BL) in the last 12 months was 264.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 22 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwyn Road (TS26 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Rydal Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colwyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other crime Keswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Colenso Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colenso Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colenso Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Valley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burn Valley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uppingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uppingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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