Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 24.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorsfield 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 Moorsfield (DH4 5PF) 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 Moorsfield (DH4 5PF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Moorsfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keir Hardie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Disraeli Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunscar —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwood Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Dunscar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Andrews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Greenmount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fairfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The Folds Under investigation
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Data Sources

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