Crime Rates at Holystone Close, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5LE

Holystone Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holystone Close (DH4 5LE) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Houghton average (78.3 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holystone Close (DH4 5LE), the main crime hotspot is near Lulworth Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.