Total Crime Rate

144.5 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 144.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tees Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 237th 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 Tees Street (DH5 0PH) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 64.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tees Street (DH5 0PH), 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 Tees Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frosterley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Murton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime School View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotherstone Court 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheriff'S Moor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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