Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 17.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Cottonwood area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 66th 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 Cottonwood (DH4 7TA) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Cottonwood (DH4 7TA), the main crime hotspot is near Hornbeam. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottonwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Collingwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tanbark Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornbeam Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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