Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Houghton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 337th highest crime rate of 922 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 Houghton Road (DH4 4EE) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Houghton average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Road (DH4 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasswell Terrace, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Leas (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Houghton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillview Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasswell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasswell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gertrude Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartoft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartoft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grange View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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