Postcode · Hartlepool
Crime in TS26 8DS
How much crime is recorded in TS26 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Town & Grange
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
TS26 8DSHartlepool
How safe is TS26 8DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TS26 8DS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8DSNational
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Burglary26.29.1
Criminal damage and arson15.34.7
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Vehicle crime10.23.5
Other theft6.64.5
Drugs6.12.4
Public order4.74.6
Other crime3.41.5
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.