Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seaham Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 299th highest crime rate of 926 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 Seaham Road (DH5 8EB) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaham Road (DH5 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirklea Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaton Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seaham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Thrunton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1404 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Edlingham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edlingham Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edlingham Court —
Sep 2025Public order Kirklea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirklea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Earsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gillas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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