Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • 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

The Grove area has the 28th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 366th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Grove (DH5 8NT) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (DH5 8NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridle Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbeck Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Burn Crook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lister Close —
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Data Sources

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