Total Crime Rate

1242.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

591.9 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 1242.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 591.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 417.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 291.5 10/10
  • Public order 125.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 85.2 10/10
  • Drugs 71.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.8 8/10
  • Burglary 35.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.4 10/10
  • Other crime 31.4 10/10
  • Robbery 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
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

York Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 7th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (TS26 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 1242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 263.5% higher 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 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 591.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (TS26 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucan Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stotfold Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Street —
Apr 2026Public order Eden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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