Total Crime Rate

319.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.9 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 319.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

Richard Court 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 Richard Court (TS26 9LL) 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 Richard Court (TS26 9LL), 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 Richard Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gainford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Caroline Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Keswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Campion Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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