Total Crime Rate
264.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shop Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 84th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shop Row (DH4 4JD) in the last 12 months was 264.5 per 1,000 residents and was 223.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shop Row (DH4 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Surrey Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Copt Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Philadelphia Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Philadelphia Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Connaught Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Travers Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Philadelphia Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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