Total Crime Rate

240.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.4 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 240.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bamburgh Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 70th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bamburgh Crescent (DH4 4RX) in the last 12 months was 240.2 per 1,000 residents and was 206.9% higher than the Houghton average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 38.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 156.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamburgh Crescent (DH4 4RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galashiels Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bamburgh Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Council Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Cove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Pit —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldstream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowerson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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