Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Wansbeck Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wansbeck Gardens (TS26 9JH) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% lower than the Burn Valley average (323.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansbeck Gardens (TS26 9JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellison Street, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wansbeck Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flaxton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eamont Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansbeck Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flaxton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flaxton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thirlmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colenso Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colenso Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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