Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

West View area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West View (DH4 4ED) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View (DH4 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasswell Terrace, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Grasswell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillview Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houghton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grasswell Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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