Crime Rates at Newbottle Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4AF

Newbottle Street area has the highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newbottle Street (DH4 4AF) in the last 12 months was 1479.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1711.0% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 382.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbottle Street (DH4 4AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheler Street, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.