Total Crime Rate

143.3 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 241st highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wensleydale Avenue (DH4 7PD) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher than the Houghton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensleydale Avenue (DH4 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Allendale Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tynedale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swaledale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weardale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weardale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Allendale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynedale Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elliot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allendale Crescent —
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Data Sources

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