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

Baker 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 Baker Street (DH5 8BD) 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 Baker Street (DH5 8BD), 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 Baker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A182 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironside Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shields Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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