Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
92,571
Murder rate
1.1
Burglary rate
878.2
Drug offences rate
374.8
Weapon offences rate
106.9
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The crime rate in Hartlepool is 13,268 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 12,282 incidents of crime, a 977 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Hartlepool grew by 8.6% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 6.3% per year.
There were 4,784 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 5,168) in Hartlepool in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Hartlepool is about a 5.17% chance per year.
There were 3,420 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 3,694) in Hartlepool in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Hartlepool is about a 3.69% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in Hartlepool is 1.1. There were 1 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in Hartlepool, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 9% growth in crime in Hartlepool. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Hartlepool is Bicycle theft which changed by 84.0% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Hartlepool was Drug offences which changed by -23.1% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Hartlepool have risen by 22.3% between 2011 and 2021 from 777 to 950 incidents per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Hartlepool are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Hartlepool have risen by 71.2% between 2011 and 2021 from 313 to 536 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have increased by 3.3% from 397 to 410 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Hartlepool between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 1,888 | 2,040 | 15% |
| Violence without injury | 1,759 | 1,900 | 14% |
| Criminal damage | 1,507 | 1,628 | 12% |
| Public order offences | 1,276 | 1,378 | 10% |
| Violence with injury | 1,133 | 1,224 | 9% |
| Shoplifting | 1,030 | 1,113 | 8% |
| All other theft offences | 895 | 967 | 7% |
| Residential burglary | 607 | 656 | 5% |
| Vehicle offences | 492 | 531 | 4% |
| Sexual offences | 401 | 433 | 3% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime