Total Crime Rate

178.8 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 178.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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

Loweswater Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 165th 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 Loweswater Avenue (DH5 0PS) in the last 12 months was 178.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 275.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 106.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 255.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loweswater Avenue (DH5 0PS), the main crime hotspot is near Ullswater Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Loweswater Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ullswater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buttermere Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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