Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 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 42.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Brancepeth Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brancepeth Avenue (DH4 6JF) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brancepeth Avenue (DH4 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidings Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brancepeth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1052 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A1052 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A1052 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brancepeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidings Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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