Total Crime Rate

199.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britannia Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 139th highest crime rate of 926 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 Britannia Terrace (DH4 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 199.0 per 1,000 residents and was 122.8% higher than the Houghton average (89.3 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Terrace (DH4 6LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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