Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Thirkeld Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 46th 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 Thirkeld Place (DH4 7RF) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Houghton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirkeld Place (DH4 7RF), 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 Thirkeld Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weardale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Allendale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allendale Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Elliot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swaledale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weardale Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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