Total Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunderland 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 Sunderland Street (DH5 8BE) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Sunderland Street (DH5 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Way. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Copt Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shields Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A182 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A182 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillside Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hillside Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hillside Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillside Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Outram Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Outram Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A182 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baker Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunderland Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baker Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ironside Street | β |
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