Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Burn Park Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 380th highest crime rate of 926 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 Burn Park Road (DH4 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burn Park Road (DH4 5DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyburn Grove, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brinkburn Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burn Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leyburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whickham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkburn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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