Total Crime Rate
316.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elwick 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.
View Crime In Burn Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grasmere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellison Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Colenso Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eamont Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wansbeck Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arncliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rugby Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rugby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Belmont Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burn Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thirlmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burn Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colenso Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arncliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Flaxton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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