Total Crime Rate

279.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 279.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.5 8/10
  • Burglary 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leyburn Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 74th 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 Leyburn Grove (DH4 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 279.9 per 1,000 residents and was 213.5% higher than the Houghton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 218.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburn Grove (DH4 5EQ), 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 Leyburn Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Littleburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkburn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Larch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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