Total Crime Rate

195.1 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 195.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gladstone Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 142nd 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 Gladstone Street (DH4 5NX) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 118.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Street (DH4 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South View Terrace (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gladstone Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parnell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Churchill Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Folds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parnell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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