Crime Rate in Houghton, ward

Houghton has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Sunderland district and the 2227th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 162nd lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Houghton in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Sunderland district average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Houghton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 430 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 543 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Houghton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Wheler Street, with 110 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hillside Way (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.