Total Crime Rate

164.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 164.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Twizell Burn area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 145th 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 Twizell Burn (DH4 6GD) in the last 12 months was 164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% higher than the Houghton average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twizell Burn (DH4 6GD), the main crime hotspot is near Tudhoe Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Twizell Burn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twizzell Burn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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