Crime Rates at Thornton Street, Hartlepool, TS26 9ET

Thornton Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Street (TS26 9ET) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Street (TS26 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 264 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.