Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rose Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rose Avenue (DH4 6JB) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Avenue (DH4 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britannia Terrace (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brancepeth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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