Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • 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

Blind Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 300th 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 Blind Lane (DH4 5JL) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blind Lane (DH4 5JL), the main crime hotspot is near Butterwick Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blind Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckwith Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harle Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butterwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterburn Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butterwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coaley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorneyburn Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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