Total Crime Rate

200.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 200.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

North Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 136th 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 North Road (DH5 9JU) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 145.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 132.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (DH5 9JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1284 (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dunelm Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1284 —
Sep 2025Other crime Dunelm Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dunelm Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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