Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dairy Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dairy Lane (DH4 5PS) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dairy Lane (DH4 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyburn Grove, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferrand Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dairy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burn Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leyburn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Burn Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nine Lands Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Dene Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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