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Postcode sector · Hartlepool

Crime in TS26 8

How much crime is recorded in TS26 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hartlepool
Region
North East
Population
14,116 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TS26 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 100.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS26 8, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
100.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
238
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

TS26 8National
Violence and sexual offences78.423.6
Shoplifting46.38.4
Anti-social behaviour35.110.7
Burglary29.49.1
Criminal damage and arson18.84.7
Public order16.94.6
Drugs9.42.4
Other theft8.74.5
Other crime7.51.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Robbery5.91.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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