Total Crime Rate
158.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stanley Street 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 Stanley Street (DH5 8BB) 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 Stanley Street (DH5 8BB), 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.
View Crime In Copt Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunderland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baker Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baker Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A182 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ironside Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Outram Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Outram Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shields Place | — |
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