Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Weardale Crescent 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 Weardale Crescent (DH4 7RS) 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 Weardale Crescent (DH4 7RS), 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 Weardale Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weardale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weardale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elliot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bleasdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tynedale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynedale Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allendale Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Allendale Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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