Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Moorsley Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 414th 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 Moorsley Road (DH5 0DR) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower 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 6 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorsley Road (DH5 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosedale Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swaledale Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coalbank Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynedale Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tynedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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