Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

This area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 926 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 This (DH5 0DN) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Hetton average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH5 0DN, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clydesdale Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langdale Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in DH5 0DN area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deepdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rochdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clydesdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greendale Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clydesdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greendale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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