Crime Rates at York Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9DQ

York Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 4th highest crime rate of 317 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 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 1880.2 per 1,000 residents and was 450.2% higher than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 8 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 294 (≈ 677.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (TS26 9DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murray Street, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (150 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.