Total Crime Rate

232.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 232.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wensleydale Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shiney Row , and the 107th 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 Wensleydale Avenue (DH4 7PA) in the last 12 months was 232.4 per 1,000 residents and was 229.0% higher than the Shiney Row average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensleydale Avenue (DH4 7PA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wensleydale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Borrowdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sternboro Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sternboro Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swaledale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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