Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Kirk View area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 420th lowest 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 Kirk View (DH4 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirk View (DH4 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Leas (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirk View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Cuthbert'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Charles Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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