Postcode district · Hartlepool
Crime in TS26
How much crime is recorded in TS26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 36,365 (2024)
TS26Postcode district · Hartlepool
How safe is TS26
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TS26, 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
60.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
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).
TS26National
Violence and sexual offences46.523.6
Shoplifting31.68.4
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Burglary17.79.1
Criminal damage and arson12.14.7
Public order9.74.6
Drugs5.32.4
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime4.51.5
Robbery3.61.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.