Total Crime Rate
129.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South View Terrace area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 220th highest crime rate of 922 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 South View Terrace (DH4 5NP) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South View Terrace (DH4 5NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parnell Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Houghton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greenmount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunscar | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keir Hardie Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Disraeli Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Folds | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dunscar | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fairfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Andrews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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