Total Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fir Tree Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 18th 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 Fir Tree Lane (DH5 0GA) in the last 12 months was 7.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Hetton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Fir Tree Lane (DH5 0GA), the main crime hotspot is near Caldew Court. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hetton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornsey Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gelt Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caldew Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldfare Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackcap Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackcap Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackcap Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackcap Close | — |
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