Crime Rates at Girven Terrace, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0JU

Girven Terrace area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 407th highest crime rate of 926 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 Girven Terrace (DH5 0JU) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Girven Terrace (DH5 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartside Gardens, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ullswater Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.