Crime Rate in Copt Hill, ward

Copt Hill has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Sunderland district and the 2624th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 145th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Copt Hill in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Sunderland district average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Copt Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 440 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Copt Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.