Crime Rates at Prospect Road, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7QN

This area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 31st 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 This (DH4 7QN) in the last 12 months was 484.1 per 1,000 residents and was 442.3% higher than the Houghton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 134.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH4 7QN, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Cove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.