Total Crime Rate

264.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 264.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.0 10/10
  • Burglary 39.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Elm Grove 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 Elm Grove (DH4 4JH) 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 Elm Grove (DH4 4JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henry Street, where police recorded 21 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.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Travers Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Philadelphia Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Philadelphia Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Philadelphia Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnwell View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnwell View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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