Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 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 66.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Bog Row area has the 34th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 454th highest 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 Bog Row (DH5 9JN) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bog Row (DH5 9JN), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bog Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Langdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welfare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rowan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Other theft Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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