Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampton Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampton Drive (NE10 9EP) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampton Drive (NE10 9EP), the main crime hotspot is near Oban Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hampton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dexter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gower Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dexter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flexbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarke Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Godfrey Thomson Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollybush Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dexter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheriffs Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheriffs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheriffs Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheriffs Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheriffs Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ettrick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheriffs Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheriffs Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheriffs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheriffs Close —
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Data Sources

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