Total Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alpine Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alpine Close (DH4 7TY) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alpine Close (DH4 7TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tudhoe Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornbeam (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shiney Row| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Twizzell Burn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aspen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alpine Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burnden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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