Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Queen Elizabeth Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Elizabeth Drive (DH5 0NW) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Hetton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Elizabeth Drive (DH5 0NW), 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 Queen Elizabeth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Teviot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teviot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheriff'S Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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