Total Crime Rate

5.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 5.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Whitworth Park Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitworth Park Drive (DH4 6GN) in the last 12 months was 5.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% lower than the Houghton average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Whitworth Park Drive (DH4 6GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golf Course Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnhope Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitworth Park Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twizzell Burn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Golf Course Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golf Course Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golf Course Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Axewell Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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