Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 141.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Eskdale Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 197th 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 Eskdale Street (DH5 0BL) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher than the Hetton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Street (DH5 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Langdale Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eskdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Langdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coalbank Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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