Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mill Pit area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Pit (DH4 4JT) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Houghton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Pit (DH4 4JT), the main crime hotspot is near Thirlmere Crescent. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Pit area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Pit Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Pit Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Pit Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Windermere Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windermere Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Cove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Cove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Cove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galashiels Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galashiels Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galashiels Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galashiels Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Grove Local resolution
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Data Sources

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