Total Crime Rate
98.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosedale Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 312th highest crime rate of 922 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 Rosedale Street (DH5 0EA) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosedale Street (DH5 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosedale Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hetton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosedale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tynedale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tynedale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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