Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 84.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lyons Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 369th 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 Lyons Gardens (DH5 0HL) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Hetton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyons Gardens (DH5 0HL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lyons Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackcap Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gelt Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackcap Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldew Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackcap Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackcap Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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