Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanover Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 137th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Drive (NE21 6BA) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Drive (NE21 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Hanover Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mosspool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beadnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hanover Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Lyndhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnthouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hanover Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roxburgh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barlowfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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