Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ribblesdale Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 367th highest crime rate of 922 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 Ribblesdale Crescent (DH4 7RN) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Houghton average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribblesdale Crescent (DH4 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near Weardale Crescent. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ribblesdale Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynedale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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