Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 209th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Close (DH5 0NT) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Close (DH5 0NT), the main crime hotspot is near Cotherstone Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime School View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotherstone Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheriff'S Moor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotherstone Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotherstone Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotherstone Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frosterley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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