Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 269th 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 Ruskin Avenue (DH5 0NX) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (DH5 0NX), 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 Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotherstone Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotherstone Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotherstone Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime School View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotherstone Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheriff'S Moor 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
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Data Sources

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