Total Crime Rate

563.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 563.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.6 10/10
  • Public order 53.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Drugs 39.2 10/10
  • Other crime 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Oak Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 17th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Avenue (DH4 5DT) in the last 12 months was 563.7 per 1,000 residents and was 732.7% higher than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 122.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (DH4 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near Leyburn Grove. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burn Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burn Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leyburn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Violet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newburn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Dene Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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