Crime Rates at York Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9DH

York Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 4th highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (TS26 9DH) in the last 12 months was 1792.6 per 1,000 residents and was 454.5% higher than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 252 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 273 (≈ 629.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (TS26 9DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, where police recorded 333 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (130 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.