Rift House & Summerhill
Middle areaEast Hartlepool. 6,885 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 31% of people in Rift House & Summerhill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rift House & Summerhill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rift House & Summerhill at a rate of 149.3 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 | 309 |
| Shoplifting | 259 |
| Other crime | 124 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 115 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 92 |
| Burglary | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rift House & Summerhill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rift House & Summerhill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rift House & Summerhill at a rate of 149.3 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, 110 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rift House & Summerhill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (309), shoplifting (259) and other crime (124).
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 Rift House & Summerhill alone. See Hartlepool
Rift House & Summerhill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rift House & Summerhill was £100,000 in 2025.
Rift House & Summerhill had 6,473 usual residents at the census.
About 31% of people in Rift House & Summerhill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rift House & Summerhill, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.