Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thirlmere Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 922 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 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlmere Avenue (DH5 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartside Gardens, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ullswater Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thirlmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hartside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hartside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartside Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Hartside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hartside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hartside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Square —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elemore Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Teviot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teviot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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