Total Crime Rate

480.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 480.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.6 10/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • 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

Oak Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 32nd 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 Oak Avenue (DH4 5DT) in the last 12 months was 480.4 per 1,000 residents and was 488.0% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (DH4 5DT), 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 Oak Avenue area

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

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