Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Other theft 1.4 1/10
  • 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

Buttercup Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Buttercup Lane (DH4 5AB) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Lane (DH4 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lulworth Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butterwick Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buttercup Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedgeletch Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Rosedale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blind Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stoneleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalk Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glanville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopper Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lulworth Close —
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Data Sources

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