Total Crime Rate

497.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 497.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.6 10/10
  • Other theft 79.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 8/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

North View area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 28th highest crime rate of 926 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 North View (DH5 0LY) in the last 12 months was 497.7 per 1,000 residents and was 362.0% higher than the Hetton average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 287.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North View (DH5 0LY), 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 North View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Murton Lane Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Frosterley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hartside Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hartside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hartside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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