Total Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fletcher Terrace area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Fletcher Terrace (DH4 4ST) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fletcher Terrace (DH4 4ST), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Street. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Copt Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maidstone Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grange View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Charles Street | Under investigation |
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