Total Crime Rate

67.0 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 67.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Moorsley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 392nd 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 Moorsley Road (DH5 0ED) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 8 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 Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorsley Road (DH5 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosedale Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Street (5 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rosedale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosedale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ennerdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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