Total Crime Rate

159.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 159.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eskdale Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 202nd 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 Eskdale Street (DH5 0BL) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% higher than the Hetton average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Street (DH5 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1284 (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eskdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1284 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greendale Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rochdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greendale Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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