Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 37.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Seaham Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 258th lowest 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 Seaham Road (DH5 8ED) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Seaham Road (DH5 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burdon Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Earsdon Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Copt Hill

Crime Over Time in Seaham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Earsdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burdon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seaham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earsdon Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑