Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hardwick Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 597th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

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 Hardwick Street (TS27 4LS) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Blackhalls average (144.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Street (TS27 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near A1086. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hardwick Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1086 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1086 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1086 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1086 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Eleventh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eighth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eighth Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Eighth Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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