Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Garden Estate area has the 17th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 258th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Estate (DH5 9HT) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Estate (DH5 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scott'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pemberton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road North —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Urwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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