Total Crime Rate

303.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 303.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Burglary 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Caroline Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 48th highest crime rate of 922 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 Caroline Street (DH5 9DE) in the last 12 months was 303.0 per 1,000 residents and was 347.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 139.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caroline Street (DH5 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Copt Hill

Crime Over Time in Caroline Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaglesdene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pemberton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
* 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.

↑