Total Crime Rate
319.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
155.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caroline Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 45th highest 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 Caroline Street (TS26 9LE) in the last 12 months was 319.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 155.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caroline Street (TS26 9LE), the main crime hotspot is near Gainford Street. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartlepool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Campion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwyn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colwyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Colwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Colwyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Colwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Colwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colwyn Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colwyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmoreland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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