Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 158.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Market Place Industrial Estate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 151st highest crime rate of 922 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 Market Place Industrial Estate (DH5 8AN) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 134.2% higher than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place Industrial Estate (DH5 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near Edlingham Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirklea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edlingham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ryhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edlingham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirklea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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