Total Crime Rate

181.4 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 181.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margaret Terrace area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 159th 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 Margaret Terrace (DH4 7AS) in the last 12 months was 181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.2% higher than the Houghton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Terrace (DH4 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Lanton Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Barnwell View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnwell View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Travers Street —
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Data Sources

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