Total Crime Rate

8.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Bourn Lea area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bourn Lea (DH4 4PG) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Houghton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Bourn Lea (DH4 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larkfield Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornbeam (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bourn Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1519 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Belfry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornbeam Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Belfry —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Larkfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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