Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 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
  • 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

Rookhope area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 308th 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 Rookhope (DH4 6JS) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookhope (DH4 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sedgeletch Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rookhope area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sedgeletch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackthorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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