Total Crime Rate

169.3 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 169.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • 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

Lime Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 184th 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 Lime Avenue (DH4 5EE) in the last 12 months was 169.3 per 1,000 residents and was 107.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sherburn Grove 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 Southburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkburn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Littleburn Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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