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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in TS26: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

TS26 recorded 446 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 14.18 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 30.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 3.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring163.25 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment446 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 3.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

446
trending_down -3.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

163.25per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

802

Within TS26 district

Hartlepool

31,461

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Murray Street Map
total: 58 Shoplifting: 43 Anti-social behaviour: 3
58
Middleton Grange Shopping Centre Map
total: 25 Shoplifting: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 8
25
Supermarket Map
total: 25 Shoplifting: 25
25
Colwyn Road Map
total: 12 Drugs: 3 Robbery: 3
12
Gainford Street Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Bicycle theft: 1
12
York Road Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
11
Colenso Street Map
total: 8 Burglary: 3 Shoplifting: 2
8
Penrhyn Street Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Burglary: 1
7
Rydal Street Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
Harcourt Street Map
total: 7 Burglary: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
446 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
135
30.3%
Shoplifting
97
21.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
46
10.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
37
8.3%
Public Order
24
5.4%
Burglary
23
5.2%
Vehicle Crime
22
4.9%
Drug Offences
21
4.7%
Robbery
10
2.2%
Other Theft
10
2.2%
Other Crime
10
2.2%
Weapons Possession
6
1.3%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.7%
Theft from Person
2
0.4%

Crime Analysis: TS26

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in TS26 at 30.3%. Shoplifting (21.7%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in TS26 has fallen slightly — by 3.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for TS26 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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