Crime Rates at Hambleton Drive, Seaham, SR7 0BF

Hambleton Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 733rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hambleton Drive (SR7 0BF) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hambleton Drive (SR7 0BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkland Terrace (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.