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Crime in Hartlepool by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,263crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+6%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Elwicklowest rate12.6 per 1,000 a year
154.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Clavering (-22%), Owton Manor (-21%) and Rift House (-19%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1StrantonTS24 · 11,673 residents 509.9▲ 22%violence
2GrangeTS26 · 11,816 residents 460.4▲ 7%violence
3ThrostonTS24 · 11,571 residents 322.90%violence
4HartlepoolTS24 · 42,183 residents 279.7▲ 15%violence
5Foggy FurzeTS25 · 11,308 residents 251.1▲ 31%violence
6West ViewTS24 · 5,465 residents 211.5▲ 10%violence
7Seaton CarewTS25 · 12,076 residents 164.3▲ 28%violence
8Rift HouseTS25 · 7,787 residents 155.1▼ 19%violence
9Owton ManorTS25 · 8,960 residents 154.9▼ 21%violence
10Hart StationTS24 · 6,021 residents 124.9▼ 18%shoplifting
11Bishop CuthbertTS26 · 8,250 residents 92.6▼ 6%shoplifting
12The FensTS25 · 12,618 residents 89.7▼ 16%violence
13ClaveringTS27 · 7,976 residents 83.2▼ 22%shoplifting
14GreathamTS25 · 1,939 residents 74.3▲ 6%violence
15Throston GrangeTS26 · 10,340 residents 73.9▲ 17%violence
16Elwick RiseTS26 · 5,022 residents 51.8▲ 33%violence
17West ParkTS26 · 5,022 residents 38.2▼ 19%anti-social behaviour
18ElwickTS27 · 2,856 residents 12.6–vehicle crime

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Hartlepool have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Elwick, West Park, Elwick Rise, Throston Grange and Greatham.

Which areas of Hartlepool have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Stranton, Grange, Throston, Hartlepool and Foggy Furze.

Is crime going up or down in Hartlepool?

Across Hartlepool, 4,263 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 6% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.