Total Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bamburgh Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 705th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Deneside average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% 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 Seaham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staithes Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulmer Lea | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Derwent Close | Under investigation |
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