Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 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 72.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Holly Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Avenue (DH5 8DF) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Avenue (DH5 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Edlingham Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Marlowe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Kirkstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirklea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirklea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ryhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edlingham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edlingham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court —
Apr 2026Public order Earsdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunkirk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawnswood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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