Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

High Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 321st 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 High Street (DH5 0JS) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DH5 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Hartside Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Murton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hartside Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hartside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buttermere Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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