Total Crime Rate
74.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bamburgh Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 856th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bamburgh Drive (SR7 7WH) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Deneside average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bamburgh Drive (SR7 7WH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dene Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Deneside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mariners Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamburgh Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulmer Lea | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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