Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belmont Gardens area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 317 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 Belmont Gardens (TS26 9LT) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmont Gardens (TS26 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colenso Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belmont Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colenso Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colenso Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colenso Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colenso Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Colenso Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colenso Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colenso Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colenso Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Eltringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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