The Fens, Elwick & Hart
Middle areaSouth west Hartlepool. 14,635 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 57 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in The Fens, Elwick & Hart live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in The Fens, Elwick & Hart
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in The Fens, Elwick & Hart at a rate of 40.0 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 | 181 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 115 |
| Other crime | 102 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 85 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How The Fens, Elwick & Hart compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is The Fens, Elwick & Hart safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in The Fens, Elwick & Hart at a rate of 40.0 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, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in The Fens, Elwick & Hart.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (181), anti-social behaviour (115) and other crime (102).
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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart alone. See Hartlepool
The Fens, Elwick & Hart in brief
The median price paid for a home in The Fens, Elwick & Hart was £272,526 in 2025.
The Fens, Elwick & Hart had 12,688 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in The Fens, Elwick & Hart live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In The Fens, Elwick & Hart, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.