Postcode · Hartlepool
Crime in TS26 9BF
How much crime is recorded in TS26 9BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Town & Grange
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
How safe is TS26 9BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 134.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TS26 9BF area, 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
134.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
279
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 9BFNational
Violence and sexual offences99.823.6
Shoplifting44.48.4
Burglary44.09.1
Anti-social behaviour32.910.7
Criminal damage and arson25.34.7
Public order18.84.6
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Other theft7.84.5
Drugs7.72.4
Robbery6.61.4
Other crime5.11.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.