Total Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Thames Crescent area has the 29th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 369th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thames Crescent (DH4 6NB) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thames Crescent (DH4 6NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parnell Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thames Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Black Boy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keir Hardie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Folds Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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