Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Thirlmere Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thirlmere Avenue (DH5 0PY) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Hetton average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlmere Avenue (DH5 0PY), 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 Thirlmere Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hartside Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hartside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hartside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buttermere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ullswater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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