The 20 Hartlepool streets with the most rat pest control call-outs in 2018

We asked the council to provide a list of the streets with the most reported rat sightings in 2018, and they responded with a list of the number of "environmental service requests" for rats per postcode. Below are the streets with five or more call outs over the course of the year. In total, Hartlepool Borough Council dealt with 822 pest control call outs for rats in 2018. The peak month was May, with 105 reports. followed by July with 103. December was the quietest on the rat front, with just 31 calls.