Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 326th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (DH4 7DB) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (DH4 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Thirlmere Crescent. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Pit Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Cove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Pit Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Pit Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chislehurst Road —
Sep 2025Other crime The Cove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Cove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windermere Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Windermere Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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