Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wilton Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 96th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilton Avenue (TS26 9PT) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilton Avenue (TS26 9PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duke Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Poole Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hutton Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welldeck Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hutton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brafferton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Eltringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Byron Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mulgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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