Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 79.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ironside Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 395th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ironside Street (DH5 8AY) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ironside Street (DH5 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baker Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nesham Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ironside Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A182 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A182 —
Apr 2026Other crime Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironside Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A182 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shields Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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