Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Bowes Lea area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 284th 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 Bowes Lea (DH4 4PP) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowes Lea (DH4 4PP), 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 Bowes Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1519 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Larkfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Waterhouses Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterhouses Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornbeam Under investigation
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Data Sources

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