Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 140.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Derwent Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 247th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Street (DH5 0HG) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Street (DH5 0HG), the main crime hotspot is near Lilywhite Terrace. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilywhite Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilywhite Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lilywhite Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilywhite Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gelt Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gelt Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gelt Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldew Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lilywhite Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lilywhite Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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