Total Crime Rate

135.1 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 135.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 259th 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 This (DH5 0QX) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH5 0QX, the main crime hotspot is near Elemore Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DH5 0QX area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elemore Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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