Total Crime Rate

160.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 160.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Violet Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 199th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Street (DH4 5BD) in the last 12 months was 160.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Street (DH4 5BD), 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 Violet Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burn Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burn Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leyburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheler Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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