Total Crime Rate

176.8 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 176.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Market Place Industrial Estate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 170th 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 Market Place Industrial Estate (DH5 8AN) in the last 12 months was 176.8 per 1,000 residents and was 116.4% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place Industrial Estate (DH5 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near Nesham Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nesham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirklea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kirklea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nesham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nesham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nesham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nesham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Thrunton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edlingham Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Edlingham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Henry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1404 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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