Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 127.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 227th highest crime rate of 922 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 Lime Avenue (DH4 5EE) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Avenue (DH4 5EE), 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 Lime Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leyburn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newburn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nine Lands Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burn Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burn Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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