Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cedar Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 40th highest crime rate of 922 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 Cedar Crescent (DH5 0LN) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 255.4% higher than the Hetton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Crescent (DH5 0LN), the main crime hotspot is near Cotherstone Court. Police recorded 20 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 Cedar Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Hetton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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