Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 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
  • 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

Dene Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 331st 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 Dene Avenue (DH5 8EF) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene Avenue (DH5 8EF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dene Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burdon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Earsdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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