The Home Office statistics, released on the www.police.co.uk website, are for April 2021 with all incidents said to have taken place “on or near” named addresses. March 2021’s statistics are available here.
13. Overall picture
The number of crimes reported to Hartlepool Police in April 2021 was 1,398. This compares to 1,393 in March 2021 and 1,588 in April 2020. Photo: Frank Reid
14. Notes
The Home Office stresses on its www.police.uk website that locations "are only an approximation of where the actual crimes occurred, they are not the exact locations" and that incidents may on occasion have taken place "within a 1 mile radius" Photo: Yui Mok
15. How to contact Cleveland Police
Call 999 if a serious offence is in progress or has just been committed, someone is in immediate danger or harm, property is in danger of being damaged or a serious disruption to the public is likely. Call 101 to report other incidents. Photo: Dave Thompson