Total Crime Rate
53.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elemore Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 321st 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 Elemore Lane (DH5 0QE) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elemore Lane (DH5 0QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartside Gardens, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ullswater Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hetton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buttermere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ullswater Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartside Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hartside Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartside Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
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