Total Crime Rate

192.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 192.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Travers Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 111th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Travers Street (DH4 7AA) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.6% higher than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Travers Street (DH4 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Philadelphia Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Surrey Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Travers Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philadelphia Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Philadelphia Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barnwell View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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