Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Swaledale Crescent area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 257th 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 Swaledale Crescent (DH4 7NT) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swaledale Crescent (DH4 7NT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swaledale Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eskdale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Eskdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Gardens —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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