Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tees Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 922 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 Tees Street (DH5 0PH) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tees Street (DH5 0PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotherstone Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tees Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Teviot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Murton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murton Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheriff'S Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teviot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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