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

Flaxton 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 Flaxton Court (TS26 9LN) 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 Flaxton Court (TS26 9LN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stotfold Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Keswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stotfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stotfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwyn Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Colwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Campion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Penrhyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penrhyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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