Total Crime Rate

316.1 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 316.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • 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 · 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 29th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 46th 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 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 316.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwick Road (TS26 9BQ), 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 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colenso Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road
Sep 2025Burglary Eamont Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansbeck Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arncliffe Gardens 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 Belmont Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Belmont Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Thirlmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colenso Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flaxton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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