Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thames Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 456th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Thames Crescent (DH4 6NB) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thames Crescent (DH4 6NB), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thames Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parnell Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parnell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Folds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Churchill Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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