Crime Rates at Houghtonside, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4BW

Houghtonside area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houghtonside (DH4 4BW) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghtonside (DH4 4BW), 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.