Total Crime Rate

146.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (DH5 9JS) in the last 12 months was 146.1 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DH5 9JS), 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 The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welfare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lunesdale Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lunesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Langdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
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Data Sources

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