Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lyons Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 219th 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 Lyons Avenue (DH5 0HS) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyons Avenue (DH5 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Lilywhite Terrace. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyons Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gelt Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lilywhite Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gelt Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldew Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close 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 2025Drugs Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gelt Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime Lilywhite Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilywhite Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilywhite Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilywhite Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lilywhite Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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