Crime Rates at East Bridge Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7PY

East Bridge Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shiney Row , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Bridge Street (DH4 7PY) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Shiney Row average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Bridge Street (DH4 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rivermead, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.