Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Railway Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 368th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

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 Railway Street (DH4 4DY) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Houghton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (DH4 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Newburn Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Houghton

Crime Over Time in Railway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harle Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Littleburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorneyburn Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Grasswell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grasswell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houghton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillview Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑