Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 7.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Houghton Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Houghton Road (DH4 4EF) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Road (DH4 4EF), 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.

View Crime In Houghton

Crime Over Time in Houghton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartoft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillview Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartoft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grange View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasswell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasswell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gertrude Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

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.

↑