Total Crime Rate

1479.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1479.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 587.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 263.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 237.9 10/10
  • Public order 89.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.8 10/10
  • Burglary 59.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Robbery 22.3 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
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

Rose Street area has the highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 926 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 Rose Street (DH4 5BB) in the last 12 months was 1479.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1711.0% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 382.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Street (DH4 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Wheler Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burn Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burn Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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