Total Crime Rate

101.6 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Borrowdale Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 365th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borrowdale Street (DH5 0DF) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borrowdale Street (DH5 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clydesdale Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambton Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borrowdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lambton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rochdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Borrowdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossgate Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deepdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clydesdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Allendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clydesdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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