Total Crime Rate
108.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clydesdale Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 343rd 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 Clydesdale Avenue (DH4 7RJ) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clydesdale Avenue (DH4 7RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Weardale Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Houghton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weardale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chigwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Douglas Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chislehurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windermere Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chigwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chigwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weardale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bleasdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tynedale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tynedale Crescent | — |
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