Total Crime Rate

428.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 428.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 214.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westbourne Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 27th highest crime rate of 922 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 Westbourne Terrace (DH4 4QT) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 447.5% higher than the Houghton average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 10.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 123.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Terrace (DH4 4QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunter Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldstream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime Helmsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Cove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowerson Avenue —
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Data Sources

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