Total Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Railway Terrace area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Terrace (DH4 7BD) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Railway Terrace (DH4 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Aidan'S Terrace, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shiney Row| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Langley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fletcher Crescent | — |
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