Old Town & Grange
Middle areaEast Hartlepool. 7,752 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 61% of people in Old Town & Grange live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Old Town & Grange
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Town & Grange at a rate of 381.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 161.2 per 1,000 people across Hartlepool.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,029 |
| Other crime | 465 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 453 |
| Shoplifting | 373 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 250 |
| Drug offences | 122 |
| Burglary | 115 |
| Vehicle crime | 82 |
| Robbery | 52 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Old Town & Grange compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Old Town & Grange safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Town & Grange at a rate of 381.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 161.2 per 1,000 people across Hartlepool.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 272 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Town & Grange.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,029), other crime (465) and anti-social behaviour (453).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hartlepool
These figures are published for the whole of Hartlepool, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hartlepool and not Old Town & Grange alone. See Hartlepool
Old Town & Grange in brief
The median price paid for a home in Old Town & Grange was £98,999 in 2025.
Old Town & Grange had 7,125 usual residents at the census.
About 61% of people in Old Town & Grange live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Town & Grange, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.