Total Crime Rate

201.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 201.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hambleton Green area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 74th highest crime rate of 693 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 Hambleton Green (NE9 7EA) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% higher than the Chowdene average (110.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hambleton Green (NE9 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Waverley Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hambleton Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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