Total Crime Rate

1792.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1792.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 580.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 493.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 260.4 10/10
  • Public order 89.9 10/10
  • Other theft 76.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.8 10/10
  • Drugs 43.8 10/10
  • Burglary 36.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.4 10/10
  • Other crime 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.4 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornton Street 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 Thornton Street (TS26 9EX) 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 Thornton Street (TS26 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flaxton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elcho Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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