Jesmond
Middle areaNorth east Hartlepool. 8,129 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 80% of people in Jesmond live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Jesmond
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Jesmond at a rate of 185.1 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 | 552 |
| Other crime | 247 |
| Shoplifting | 179 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 163 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 163 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Burglary | 61 |
| Drug offences | 43 |
| Robbery | 30 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Jesmond compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Jesmond safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Jesmond at a rate of 185.1 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, 126 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Jesmond.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (552), other crime (247) and shoplifting (179).
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 Jesmond alone. See Hartlepool
Jesmond in brief
The median price paid for a home in Jesmond was £101,000 in 2025.
Jesmond had 8,001 usual residents at the census.
About 80% of people in Jesmond live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Jesmond, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.